著時

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (著時/着時)		著/着	時
simp. (着时)		着	时

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek⁶ si⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-sî

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek⁶ si⁴
    • Yale: jeuhk sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁹ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg⁶ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚² siː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-sî
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqsii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²³/

Verb

著時

1. (Southern Min) to be lucky; to have good timing; to come at an appropriate time
2. (Southern Min) to be on the same season

Synonyms

• (to have good timing): 得時／得时 (déshí)

Adjective

著時

1. (Cantonese, dated) timely
   • 1992, 審死官 [Justice, My Foot!]:

     死人宋世傑吖，死都死得唔著時。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     死人宋世杰吖，死都死得唔著时。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     sei² jan⁴ sung³ sai³ git⁶ a¹, sei² dou¹ sei² dak¹ m⁴ zoek⁶ si⁴. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)