得意

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Chinese

get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(得意)

Pronunciation


Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 得意

  1. (of a person) successful
    情場得意情场得意  ―  Tā qíngchǎng déyì.  ―  He is lucky in love.
  2. (often pejorative) smug; proud; self-satisfied
    那個得意樣兒 [MSC, trad.]
    那个得意样儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Qiáo tā nàge déyì de yàngr. [Pinyin]
    Look at him, looking so smug.
  3. (Cantonese) cute; adorable
    BB得意面珠墩 [Cantonese, trad.]
    BB得意面珠墩 [Cantonese, simp.]
    waa3, go3 bi4 bi1 taai3 dak1 ji3 laa3! ngo5 jan2 m4 zyu6 zyut3-1 zo2 keoi5 jat1 daam6 min6 zyu1 dan1. [Jyutping]
    Wow, the baby's too cute! I couldn't help but kiss his cheek.
  4. (Cantonese) interesting; peculiar
    得意 [Cantonese, trad.]
    得意 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 nam2 maai4 saai3 di1 je5 dou1 gau3 saai3 dak1 ji3 gaa3 laa3. [Jyutping]
    The stuff you think about is quite peculiar.

Synonyms

  • (cute):

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjectival noun

(とく)() (tokui-na (adnominal (とく)() (tokui na), adverbial (とく)() (tokui ni))

  1. triumphant, proud
  2. skilled

Inflection

Noun

(とく)() (tokui

  1. strong point
  2. triumph
  3. regular customer

References