應該

應該

See also: 应该

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe
trad. (應該)		應	該
simp. (应该)		应	该

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnggāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄍㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ goi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-kôi
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): èng-kai / eng-kai

  (Teochew, Peng'im): êng³ gai¹

• Wu (Wiktionary): in ke (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīnggāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄍㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inggai
    • IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ goi¹
    • Yale: yīng gōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ goi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ goi¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɔːy̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-kôi
    • Hakka Romanization System: in goi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ goi¹
    • IPA: /in⁵⁵ koi̯²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-kôi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in goi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ goi¹
    • IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ koi̯²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-kai
    • Tâi-lô: ìng-kai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eangkay
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaɪ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eng-kai
    • Tâi-lô: ing-kai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engkay
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kaɪ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaɪ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: êng³ gai¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: èng kai
    • IPA ^(key): /eŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: in ke (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɪɲ⁵⁵ ke̞²¹/

Verb

應該

1. ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)

   不用謝，這是我應該的。 [MSC, trad.]
   不用谢，这是我应该的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyòngxiè, zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi de. [Pinyin]

   No need to thank me, it's been a pleasure.

2. theoretically should [be]

   看來她應該有五六個月的身子了。 [MSC, trad.]
   看来她应该有五六个月的身子了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kànlái tā yīnggāi yǒu wǔ liù gè yuè de shēnzi le. [Pinyin]

   It looks like she's already been pregnant for five to six months.

   應該係今日啩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   应该系今日啩。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Jing¹ goi¹ hai⁶ gam¹ jat⁶ gwaa³. [Jyutping]

   I think it's today. / It should be today.

Synonyms

• (ought to):

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好通 (Min Nan) 應當／应当 (yīngdāng) 應當／应当 (yīngdāng)

該／该 (gāi) 該當／该当 (gāidāng)

Derived terms

應該的／应该的 (yīnggāi de)

See also

• 必須／必须 (bìxū)
• 非得 (fēiděi)