尷尬頭
Chinese
awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (尷尬頭) | 尷尬 | 頭 | |
simp. (尴尬头) | 尴尬 | 头 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
尷尬頭 (Shanghainese Wu)
- halfway through doing something
- 生活做辣尷尬頭,請儂等一等。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
- [sã⁵⁵ ɦɯə̯ʔ²¹ t͡sv̩ʷ³⁴ la̱ʔ¹² ke̞⁵⁵ ka̱³³ d̥ɜ²¹ t͡ɕʰɪɲ³⁴ nʊŋ²³ təɲ³³ i̯ɪʔ⁴⁴ təɲ³⁴] [IPA]
- I'm halfway through doing something, please wait.
生活做辣尴尬头,请侬等一等。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
Adjective
尷尬頭 (Shanghainese Wu)
- (of time) awkward
- 現在是尷尬頭一個辰光,儂勿要來打擾。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
- [ɦi²² z̥e̞⁴⁴ sz̩³⁴ ke̞⁵⁵ ka̱³³ d̥ɜ²¹ i̯ɪʔ³³ ɡ̊əʔ⁴⁴ z̥əɲ²² kɯɑ̃⁴⁴ nʊŋ²³ v̥əʔ¹¹ iɔ²³ le̞²³ tã³³ z̥ɔ⁴⁴] [IPA]
- It's an awkward time now, please don't disturb.
现在是尴尬头一个辰光,侬勿要来打扰。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
- when necessary
- 尷尬頭我要叫儂來湊數。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
- [ke̞⁵⁵ ka̱³³ d̥ɜ²¹ ŋv̩ʷ²³ iɔ³⁴ t͡ɕiɔ³⁴ nʊŋ²³ le̞²³ t͡sʰɜ³³ sv̩ʷ⁴⁴] [IPA]
- I'll call you to serve as a stopgap when necessary.
尴尬头我要叫侬来凑数。 [Shanghainese, simp.]