Translingual

Han character

啲 (radical 30 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口竹日戈 (RHAI), composition ⿰口的)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 1, page 642, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5572

Chinese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

啲

1. (Cantonese) a few; a little bit; some
   • 好靚生果。買啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
     好靓生果。买啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

     Hou² leng³ saang¹ gwo². Maai⁵di¹ laa¹, siu² ze². [Jyutping]

     Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.

2. (Cantonese) the; those
   • 啲西瓜好甜。 [Cantonese]  ―  Di¹ sai¹ gwaa¹ hou² tim⁴. [Jyutping]  ―  The watermelon is sweet.
   • 洗埋啲衫啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  Sai² maai⁴di¹ saam¹ laa¹! [Jyutping]  ―  Finish washing the clothes!
3. (Cantonese) more; -er
   • 聽日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     听日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     Ting¹ jat⁶ jiu³ zou²di¹ hei² san¹. [Jyutping]

     You need to get up earlier tomorrow.

   • 食快啲啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  Sik⁶ faai³di¹ laa¹! [Jyutping]  ―  Eat faster!

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

啲

1. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 咧 (“-ing”).
   • 門徒看著伊佇湖的頂面啲行，真著驚，講：「是鬼！」𪜶驚甲大聲喝出來。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     门徒看着伊伫湖的顶面啲行，真著惊，讲：“是鬼！”𪜶惊甲大声喝出来。 [Taiwanese, simp.]
     From: 現代台語譯本 (Today's Taiwanese Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 14:26

     Bûn-tô͘ khòaⁿ-tio̍h I tī ô͘ ê téng-bīn teh kiâⁿ, chin tio̍h-kiaⁿ, kóng: "Sī kúi!" In kiaⁿ-kah tōa-siaⁿ hoah chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.