辣海
Chinese
| hot (spicy); pungent | ocean; sea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (辣海) | 辣 | 海 | |
| alternative forms | 啦嗨 辣嗨 勒海 辣許／辣许 啦許／啦许 啦嗨 辣嗨 勒海 辣許／辣许 啦許／啦许 勒許／勒许 拉嗨 拉海 | ||
Etymology
From 在許 or 來許, where 在/來 underwent lenition and 許 underwent an irregular evolution. Completely unrelated to "spicy sea".
Pronunciation
Verb
辣海 (Northern Wu)
- to be (somewhere), to be in, to exist
- Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
- 儂辣海等啥人啊？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
- Who are you waiting for?
侬辣海等啥人啊？ [Shanghainese, simp.]- 儂活辣海末浪費空氣，死脫末浪費土地，我乃搭儂見氣也是浪費辰光，豪𢜶滾開！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
- [nʊŋ²³ ɦɯə̯ʔ²² la̱ʔ⁵⁵ he̞³³ məʔ²¹ lɑ̃²² fi³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹ ɕi³³ tʰəʔ⁵⁵ məʔ²¹ lɑ̃²² fi³³ tʰv̩ʷ³³ d̥i⁴⁴ ŋv̩ʷ²³ ne̞²³ ta̱ʔ³³ nʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕi³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ ɦa̱²³ z̥z̩³³ lɑ̃²² fi³³ z̥əɲ²² kɯɑ̃⁴⁴ ɦɔ²² sɔ⁴⁴ kɯə̯ɲ⁴⁴ kʰe̞⁵³] [IPA]
- You're a waste of air alive and waste of soil dead, me talking to you right now is a waste of time, now fuck off!
侬活辣海末浪费空气，死脱末浪费土地，我乃搭侬见气也是浪费辰光，豪𢜶滚开！ [Shanghainese, simp.]
- (when placed at the end of a sentence) Used to indicate the perfective aspect.
- 我早飯還嘸沒吃辣海。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2010: Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)
- [ŋv̩ʷ²³ t͡sɔ³³ v̥e̞⁴⁴ ɦɯe̞²³ ɦm̩²² məʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɪʔ⁵⁵ la̱ʔ¹¹ he̞²³] [IPA]
- I have yet to eat my breakfast.
我早饭还呒没吃辣海。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
Usage notes
The spellings with 許／许 are used in varieties where 許／许 are pronounced /he/ or similar, such as Suzhounese and Ningbonese. Lects such as Shanghainese and Hangzhounese do not use them.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 在 (“at, in”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 於 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 在 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 在, 挨, 跟 |
| Taiwan | 在 | |
| Harbin | 在 | |
| Jinan | 在, 從 | |
| Wanrong | 在 | |
| Xi'an | 在 | |
| Ürümqi | 在 | |
| Wuhan | 在 | |
| Chengdu | 在 | |
| Guiyang | 在 | |
| Guilin | 在 | |
| Liuzhou | 在 | |
| Yangzhou | 在 | |
| Nanjing | 在 | |
| Hefei | 在 | |
| Malaysia | 在 | |
| Singapore | 在 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 在 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 喺, 響 |
| Hong Kong | 喺, 響 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 喺, 在 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 喺, 響 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 在 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 在 | |
| Macau | 喺 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 喺, 響 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 響, 喺 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 在 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 在 | |
| Foshan | 喺, 響 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 喺, 響 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 喺 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 喺 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 喺, 響 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 在 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 在 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 響, 揀 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 喺 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 喺 | |
| Taishan | 到, 響 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 到, 響 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 到, 響 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 響 | |
| Dongguan | 響, 在, 喺 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 在 | |
| Yangjiang | 在 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 喺, 響 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 喺 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 在 |
| Lichuan | 在 | |
| Pingxiang | 在 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嗨 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 在 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 在 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 在 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 在 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 在 | |
| Yudu | 在 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 在 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 在 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 在 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 在 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 在 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 在 | |
| Hong Kong | 在 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 在 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 在 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 在 |
| Xinzhou | 在 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 到 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 著, 在, 洽 |
| Fuqing | 著, 洽 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 著 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Quanzhou | 佇, 踮, 蹛 | |
| Zhangzhou | 佇, 咧, 蹛 | |
| Zhao'an | 佇, 蹛 | |
| Taipei | 佇 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 佇 | |
| Kaohsiung | 佇 | |
| Yilan | 佇 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 佇 | |
| Taichung | 佇 | |
| Tainan | 佇, 踮, 蹛 | |
| Hsinchu | 佇 | |
| Kinmen | 佇 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 佇 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 佇, 蹛 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 佇, 壏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 佇, 踮 | |
| Chaozhou | 在 | |
| Shantou | 在 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 在 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 在 | |
| Jieyang | 在, 壏, 放 | |
| Haifeng | 著 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 在 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 在, 壏 | |
| Wenchang | 佇 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 佇 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 在 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 辣, 辣辣, 辣海, 辣該 |
| Suzhou | 勒 | |
| Danyang | 在 | |
| Ningbo | 來, 來勒, 來的, 來東, 來當, 來該 | |
| Wenzhou | 是 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 在 |
| Loudi | 在 | |
| Shuangfeng | 在 | |