得欲

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	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish
simp. and trad. (得欲)		得	欲
alternative forms		得要

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tit-beh / tit-boeh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tit-beh
    • Tâi-lô: tit-beh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ditbeq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚³²⁻⁴ beʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tit-boeh
    • Tâi-lô: tit-bueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ditboeq
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚³²⁻⁵ bueʔ³²/

Adverb

得欲

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) be going to; will; shall

Synonyms

• 即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
• 可待 (kědài) (literary)
• 咧欲 (Hokkien)
• 將要／将要 (jiāngyào)
• 就嚟 (Cantonese)
• 就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
• 就要
• 快要 (kuàiyào)

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 得欲 – see 咧欲 (“be going to; will; shall”). (This term is the simplified form of 咧欲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.