有意思

Chinese

		to have	meaning
trad. (有意思)		有	意思
simp. #(有意思)		有	意思

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuyìsi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ji³ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ǔ-ì-sìr / ū-ì-sù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyìsi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyìsi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-i⁴-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: yǒu-yì-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyih.sy
    • Palladius: юисы (juisy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ ji³ si¹
    • Yale: yáuh yi sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ji³ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yi³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǔ-ì-sìr
    • Tâi-lô: ǔ-ì-sìr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /u²² i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-ì-sù
    • Tâi-lô: ū-ì-sù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxiesux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /u²²⁻²¹ i²¹⁻⁵³ su²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /u³³⁻²¹ i²¹⁻⁴¹ su²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹⁻⁵³ su¹¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 有意思

1. interesting; absorbing; engaging; delightful
2. meaningful
3. enjoyable; fun
4. having interest (in someone); having affection (for someone)

Synonyms

• (interesting):

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• 咧斗 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 扎勁 (⁷tsaq-cin) (Shanghainese)
• 有味 (yǒuwèi)
• 有局 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 生趣 (Hakka)
• 趣味 (chhù-bī) (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 逗 (dòu)

 

Antonyms

• (interesting): 乏味 (fáwèi), 乾燥／干燥 (gānzào), 枯燥 (kūzào), 沒趣／没趣 (méiqù), 無聊／无聊 (wúliáo), 無趣／无趣 (wúqù), 無味／无味 (wúwèi)

See also

• 趣事 (qùshì)
• 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)

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