堪該
Chinese
| endure | that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (堪該) | 堪 | 該 | |
| simp. (堪该) | 堪 | 该 | |
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khâm-kôi
- Hakka Romanization System: kamˊ goiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kam1 goi1
- Sinological IPA: /kʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ koi̯²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kam1 gai1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kham kai
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰam³³⁻²³ kai³³/
- (Teochew)
Verb
堪該
- (Hakka, Teochew) to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 活該 (“to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 活該 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 活該, 死好 |
| Harbin | 活該 | |
| Singapore | 活該 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 活該 |
| Xi'an | 活該 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 抵死 |
| Hong Kong | 抵死 | |
| Taishan | 抵死 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 堪得 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 擳胲, 堪得 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 該然, 該死, 死好 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 活該 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 該死 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 合該, 合該然 |
| Taichung | 應該 GT, 死好 GT, 三好加一好 GT | |
| Jieyang | 堪該, 堪該死 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 該死 |