頂戴

See also: 顶戴

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)
trad. (頂戴)		頂	戴
simp. (顶戴)		顶	戴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): téng-tài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngdài
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-tai⁴
    • Yale: dǐng-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingday
    • Palladius: диндай (dindaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: téng-tài
    • Tâi-lô: tíng-tài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: defngdaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai²¹/

Verb

頂戴

1. (archaic) to salute; to be thankful

Noun

頂戴

1. (historical) official cap button in the Qing Dynasty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
頂	戴
ちょう Grade: 6	だい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 頂戴 (MC tengX tojH). Compare modern Mandarin 頂戴／顶戴 (dǐngdài).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーだ​い [chòódáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːda̠i]

Noun

頂(ちょう)戴(だい) • (chōdai) 

1. (humble, formal, archaic) a humble submission, a humble contribution made to someone of higher status
2. (humble, formal, archaic) a humble reception or receiving of something
3. (informal) to request: compare English please, gimme

   このバラちょうだい。

   Kono bara chōdai.

   I'll have these roses. / Please give me these roses.

   スプーンちょうだい。

   Supūn chōdai.

   Gimme the spoon.

   ここに名前(なまえ)を書(か)いてちょうだい。

   Koko ni namae o kaite chōdai.

   Please write your name here.

Usage notes

When used as please or gimme, this is used as a kind of command form. This imperative sense is added after the desired noun with the object particle を (​o) optional, or after the て (​te) or conjunctive form of the desired verb. This usage is almost always written in hiragana, and is mostly used by women and children.

The other usages are generally written in kanji.

Synonyms

• (please give me, for nouns): 下さい (ください, ​kudasai)
• (please, for verbs): 下さい (ください, ​kudasai) (after -te form of verb)

Derived terms

• 頂戴物 (ちょうだいもの, ​chōdaimono): a gift

Verb

頂(ちょう)戴(だい)する • (chōdai suru) transitive suru (stem 頂(ちょう)戴(だい)し (chōdai shi), past 頂(ちょう)戴(だい)した (chōdai shita))

1. (humble, formal) to receive something

   先月(せんげつ)は結構(けっこう)なものを頂戴(ちょうだい)して誠(まこと)にありがとうございました。

   Sengetsu wa kekkō na mono o chōdai shite makoto ni arigatō gozaimashita.

   Thank you very much for quite the gift I received [from you] last month.

2. to eat, to have a meal

   腹一杯(はらいっぱい)頂戴(ちょうだい)しました。

   Hara ippai chōdai shimashita.

   I've eaten my fill.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "頂戴する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	頂戴し	ちょうだいし	chōdai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	頂戴し	ちょうだいし	chōdai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	頂戴する	ちょうだいする	chōdai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	頂戴する	ちょうだいする	chōdai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	頂戴すれ	ちょうだいすれ	chōdai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	頂戴せよ¹ 頂戴しろ²	ちょうだいせよ¹ ちょうだいしろ²	chōdai seyo¹ chōdai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	頂戴される	ちょうだいされる	chōdai sareru
Causative	頂戴させる 頂戴さす	ちょうだいさせる ちょうだいさす	chōdai saseru chōdai sasu
Potential	頂戴できる	ちょうだいできる	chōdai dekiru
Volitional	頂戴しよう	ちょうだいしよう	chōdai shiyō
Negative	頂戴しない	ちょうだいしない	chōdai shinai
Negative continuative	頂戴せず	ちょうだいせず	chōdai sezu
Formal	頂戴します	ちょうだいします	chōdai shimasu
Perfective	頂戴した	ちょうだいした	chōdai shita
Conjunctive	頂戴して	ちょうだいして	chōdai shite
Hypothetical conditional	頂戴すれば	ちょうだいすれば	chōdai sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

• 頂く (いただく, ​itadaku)