唔該
See also: 唔该
Chinese
hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe | ||
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trad. (唔該) | 唔 | 該 | |
simp. (唔该) | 唔 | 该 |
Etymology
From the negation particle 唔 (m4) and the character 該/该 (goi1, “should”), literally meaning "[this] should not [be done]", saying that what the other had done was not necessary or it was very kind of them to have done this.
Pronunciation
Interjection
唔該
(Cantonese)
- excuse me (to get attention)
- 唔該,可唔可以要杯冰水呀? [Cantonese, trad.]
- M4 goi1, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 jiu3 bui1 bing1 seoi2 aa3? [Jyutping]
- Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?
唔该,可唔可以要杯冰水呀? [Cantonese, simp.]
- please
- 唔該你同我睇住啲嘢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- M4 goi1 nei5 tung4 ngo5 tai2 zyu6 di1 je5. [Jyutping]
- Please keep an eye on my stuff.
唔该你同我睇住啲嘢。 [Cantonese, simp.]
- thank you
- 唔該嗮! / 唔该嗮! [Cantonese] ― M4 goi1 saai3! [Jyutping] ― Thank you very much!
Usage notes
When 唔該/唔该 is used to mean "thank you," only use it to thank someone for something that you have requested or for small favours. Using it to thank someone for a greater favour such as a (gift, patronage, or applause) may be offensive. See 多謝/多谢 (do1 ze6).
Synonyms
- (thank you):
Dialectal synonyms of 謝謝 (“thank you”) [map] | ||
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Variety | Location | Words edit |
Classical Chinese | 有勞, 感謝, 感恩 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 謝謝, 多謝 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 謝謝, 謝謝你 |
Taiwan | 謝謝, 謝謝你 | |
Chengdu | 謝謝, 感謝 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔該, 多謝 |
Hong Kong | 唔該, 多謝 | |
Taishan | 唔該, 多謝 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 多謝 |
Hakka | Meixian | 多謝 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 恁仔細, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 多謝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 勞瀝, 恁勞瀝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 | |
Hsinchu (Raoping) | 承蒙, 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 勞力, 阿里加多 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 勞力, 阿里加多 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 謝謝 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 謝謝 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 多謝, 費神, 勞力 |
Quanzhou | 道謝, 費神, 勞力 | |
Zhangzhou | 多謝, 費神, 勞力 | |
Taipei | 多謝, 勞力 | |
Kaohsiung | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 | |
Tainan | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 | |
Taichung | 勞力, 多謝 | |
Hsinchu | 勞力, 多謝 | |
Lukang | 多謝, 勞力 | |
Sanxia | 勞力 | |
Yilan | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 | |
Kinmen | 勞力, 多謝 | |
Magong | 勞力, 多謝 | |
Penang | 感謝, thank you | |
Wu | Shanghai | 謝謝, 謝謝儂, 多謝 |
Xiang | Changsha | 多謝 |