Chinese[edit]
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cool; fresh; to cool
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(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
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trad. (凊彩)
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凊
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彩
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simp. #(凊彩)
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凊
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彩
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alternative forms
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Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Here are a few possibilities:
- 凊彩: From 凊 (“cold”) + 彩 (“good”) — “not good enough” > “cannot choose”.
- 靘彩: literally “dark or colourful” — it doesn't matter which you choose.
Folk etymologists often claim 請裁, shortened from 請汝裁決 (“please decide”). This is phonologically unlikely.
Pronunciation[edit]
Note: cêng3 cai2 - Jieyang.
Adjective[edit]
凊彩
- (Hokkien) any; whichever
- (Hokkien) casual; easygoing
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) careless; irresponsible
凊彩
- (Southern Min) casually; informally
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
隨便 (“casually; as one pleases; at random”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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隨便
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Mandarin
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Taiwan
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隨便
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Yangzhou
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隨便
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Nanjing
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隨便
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Malaysia
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隨便
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Singapore
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隨便
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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隨便, 是但, 求其
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Hong Kong
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隨便, 是但, 求其
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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隨便
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Macau
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是但
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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是但, 隨便
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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是但
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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隨便
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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是但
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Foshan
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是但, 隨便
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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是但
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Foshan (Shunde)
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是但
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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隨便
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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求其
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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是但
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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是但
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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求其
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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是但, 隨便
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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是但
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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求其, 是但
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Taishan
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是但, 求其
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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是但, 求其
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Enping (Niujiang)
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求其, 是但
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Heshan (Yayao)
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是但, 隨便
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Dongguan
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隨便, 是但, 求其
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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是但
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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隨便
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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隨便
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Gan
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Nanchang
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隨便
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Hakka
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Meixian
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隨便
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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隨便
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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隨便
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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隨便
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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隨便
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Conghua (Lütian)
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隨便
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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儘採
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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儘採
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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儘採
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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儘採
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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儘採
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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儘採
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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隨便
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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隨便
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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凊彩
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Quanzhou
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凊彩
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Anxi
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凊彩
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Zhangzhou
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凊彩
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Zhao'an
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凊彩
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Dongshan
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凊彩
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Tainan
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凊彩
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Penang (Hokkien)
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凊彩
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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凊彩
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Manila (Hokkien)
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凊彩
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Chaozhou
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亂
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Shantou
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亂, 凊彩
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Jieyang
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亂, 凊彩
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Lufeng
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凊彩
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Haifeng
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凊彩
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Singapore (Teochew)
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亂, 凊彩
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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凊彩
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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是但, 求其
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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是但
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Wu
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Shanghai
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隨便
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Danyang
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隨便
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Jinhua
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隨便
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Xiang
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Loudi
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隨便
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]