伊講

Chinese

he; she; surname
he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)
 
to talk; speech; to speak
to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain
 
trad. (伊講) 伊 講
simp. (伊讲) 伊 讲

Etymology

Likely a semantic development from quotative usages of the literal sense (Han & Shi, 2014). Compare also general Northern Wu 叫啥 or 話咾／话咾.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6yi 5kaon
      • MiniDict: yi去 kaon去
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhi 2kaan
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²³ kɑ̃³⁴/

Phrase

伊講 (Shanghainese)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 伊,‎ 講 / 讲.
  2. To express unexpectedness, disbelief or shock in reaction to a statement.
    伊講伊戇伊講。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    伊讲伊戆伊讲。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6yi 5kaon 6yi 6gaon 6yi 5kaon [Wugniu]
    He actually called him stupid.

Synonyms

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