的話
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See also: 的话
Chinese[edit]
really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said | ||
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trad. (的話) | 的 | 話 | |
simp. (的话) | 的 | 话 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: de̊huà
- Wade–Giles: tê5-hua4
- Yale: de-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .dehuah
- Palladius: дэхуа (dɛxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /d̥ə xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dik1 waa6 / dik1 waa6-2
- Yale: dīk wah / dīk wá
- Cantonese Pinyin: dik7 waa6 / dik7 waa6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dig1 wa6 / dig1 wa6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɪk̚⁵ waː²²/, /tɪk̚⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: di1 uê7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ti uē
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/
- (Teochew)
Particle[edit]
的話
- optional particle put at the end of a conditional clause
Usage notes[edit]
- As per examples above, 的話/的话 (dehuà) may be used with or without 如果 (rúguǒ) or 要是 (yàoshi) at the beginning of the sentence.
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 的話 (“(particle put at the end of a conditional clause)”) [map]