歹勢

See also: 歹势

Chinese

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	bad; wicked; evil	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (歹勢)	歹	勢
simp. (歹势)	歹	势
alternative forms	否勢／否势壞勢／坏势痞勢／痞势拍謝／拍谢 Mandarin based respelling

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎishì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˇ ㄕˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pháiⁿ-sè / phái-sè / pháiⁿ-sì / phái-sì

(Teochew, Peng'im): pai² sê³ / pain² sê³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǎishì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǎishìh
  - Wade–Giles: tai³-shih⁴
  - Yale: dǎi-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daeshyh
  - Palladius: дайши (dajši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    歹事
    歹勢 / 歹势

Note: from Min Nan.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Sanxia, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pháiⁿ-sè
  - Tâi-lô: pháinn-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvaysex
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰãi⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Yilan, Tainan): /pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Penang): /pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phái-sè
  - Tâi-lô: phái-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phaysex
  - IPA (Lukang): /pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pháiⁿ-sì
  - Tâi-lô: pháinn-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvaysix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phái-sì
  - Tâi-lô: phái-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phaysix
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pai² sê³ / pain² sê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phái sè / pháiⁿ sè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/, /pʰãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

Note: Singapore only, borrowed from Hokkien.

Interjection

歹勢

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) pardon me; excuse me; sorry

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 不好意思 (“excuse me”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		不好意思
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	不好意思
	Taiwan	不好意思
	Singapore	不好意思
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔好意思
	Hong Kong	唔好意思
	Taishan	唔好意思
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唔好意思
Hakka	Meixian	唔好意思
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	敗勢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	壞勢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	敗勢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	敗勢, 歪勢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	敗勢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	歹勢
	Kuching (Hepo)	唔好意思
	Singapore (Dabu)	敗勢
Southern Min	Xiamen	歹勢
	Quanzhou	歹勢
	Shishi	歹勢
	Zhangzhou	䆀勢
	Taipei	歹勢
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	歹勢
	Kaohsiung	歹勢
	Yilan	歹勢
	Changhua (Lukang)	歹勢
	Taichung	歹勢
	Taichung (Wuqi)	歹勢
	Tainan	歹勢
	Taitung	歹勢
	Hsinchu	歹勢
	Kinmen	歹勢
	Penghu (Magong)	歹勢
	Penang (Hokkien)	歹勢, 無好意思
	Singapore (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Manila (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Chaozhou	孬意思
	Shantou	孬意思
	Jieyang	孬意思
	Singapore (Teochew)	孬意思, 歹勢
Wu	Shanghai	勿好意思
Wu	Hangzhou	不好意思

Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		對不起
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	對不起
	Taiwan	對不起
	Chengde	對不起
	Harbin	對不起
	Changchun	對不起
	Jilin	對不住
	Shenyang	對不起
	Malaysia	對不起
	Singapore	對不起
Jilu Mandarin	Cangzhou	對不起
	Baoding	對不起
	Shijiazhuang	對不住
	Xingtai	對不住
	Jinan	對不起, 對不住
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	對不起
	Yantai	對不起
	Qingdao	對不起, 對不住
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	對不住
	Zhumadian	對不住
	Zhoukou	對不住
	Nanyang	對不起, 對不住
	Linyi	對不起, 對不住
	Wanrong	對不起, 不好意思
	Zhengzhou	對不起, 外氣
	Kaifeng	對不住
	Xi'an	對不起, 對不住
	Xianyang	對不起
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	擔持
	Lanzhou	對不起
	Ürümqi	對不起
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	對不起
	Chongqing	對不起, 對不住, 不好意思, 抱歉
	Wuhan	對不起
	Lhasa	對不起
	Guiyang	對不起
	Kunming	不好意思
	Liuzhou	對沒起, 沒好意思
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	對不起
	Yangzhou	對不起
	Taizhou	對不起
	Nantong	對不起
	Hefei	對不住
Cantonese	Guangzhou	對唔住
	Hong Kong	對唔住, sorry, sor informal
	Macau	對唔住
	Taishan	對唔住
	Nanning	對冇住
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	對唔住
	Singapore (Guangfu)	對唔住
Gan	Nanchang	不好得的
	Yichun	對不住
	Ji'an	難為你
Hakka	Meixian	對唔住
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	唔好意思
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	失禮, 壞勢, 斯里麻生
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	失禮, 敗勢, 歪勢, 斯里麻生
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	失禮, 歹勢, 斯里麻生
	Singapore (Dabu)	敗勢
Jin	Taiyuan	對不起
Northern Min	Jian'ou	對伓住
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	對不住
Eastern Min	Matsu	對不住
Southern Min	Xiamen	歹勢, 對不住, 失禮
	Quanzhou	歹勢, 對不住
	Zhangzhou	䆀勢, 對不住
	Taipei	失禮, 歹勢
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	失禮
	Kaohsiung	失禮, 歹勢
	Yilan	失禮
	Changhua (Lukang)	失禮, 歹勢
	Taichung	失禮
	Taichung (Wuqi)	失禮
	Tainan	失禮, 歹勢
	Taitung	歹勢
	Hsinchu	失禮
	Kinmen	失禮
	Penghu (Magong)	失禮
	Penang (Hokkien)	歹勢, sorry
	Singapore (Hokkien)	歹勢, 對毋住, sorry
	Manila (Hokkien)	歹勢, 對不住
	Chaozhou	對毋住
	Shantou	對毋住
	Singapore (Teochew)	對毋住, 歹勢
Wu	Shanghai	勿好意思, 對勿起
	Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)	對勿起
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	對勿起
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	對勿起
	Shanghai (Jiading)	對勿起
	Shanghai (Chongming)	對勿住
	Suzhou	對弗起
	Wuxi	對弗住
	Kunshan	對弗起
	Taicang	抱歉
	Zhangjiagang	對弗起
	Haining (Xiashi)	對勿住
	Changzhou	對勿起
	Hangzhou	對不起
	Tonglu	對勿住
	Shaoxing	對勿住
	Ningbo	交代勿過, 勿好意思
	Yuyao	對勿住, 交代勿過
	Cixi	交代弗過
	Taizhou (Jiaojiang)	對弗住
	Linhai	對弗住
	Wenzhou	對否起
	Rui'an	對否起
	Jinhua	對弗住, 弗好意思
Xiang	Changsha	對不住
Xiang	Loudi	對不住

Adjective

歹勢

(Hokkien) embarrassed; shy; ill at ease

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 害羞 (“to be shy”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		害羞
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	害臊, 靦腆
	Taiwan	害羞, 靦腆
	Chengde	害臊
	Chifeng	害臊
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	害臊
	Heihe	害羞, 害臊
	Qiqihar	害羞, 害臊
	Harbin	害羞, 害臊, 靦片
	Jiamusi	害羞, 害臊
	Baicheng	害臊
	Changchun	害臊
	Tonghua	害臊
	Shenyang	害羞, 害臊
	Jinzhou	害羞, 害臊
	Malaysia	害羞
	Singapore	害羞
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	害臊
	Tangshan	害臊
	Cangzhou	害羞, 害臊
	Baoding	害臊
	Shijiazhuang	害臊
	Lijin	害羞
	Jinan	害臊, 靦腆
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	害臊
	Dandong	害羞
	Yantai	害臊, 害淡
	Qingdao	害淡
	Zhucheng	害羞
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	害怪
	Jining	害羞
	Linfen	嫌寒磣
	Shangqiu	害羞
	Yuanyang	害羞, 害臊
	Zhengzhou	害羞
	Xinyang	害羞, 怕拐
	Baihe	害羞
	Xi'an	害羞, 羞, 害臊
	Baoji	害羞, 害臊
	Tianshui	害羞
	Xining	害羞
	Xuzhou	害羞, 害孬, 怕孬, 不好意思
	Fuyang	怕人
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	害羞
	Lanzhou	害羞
	Dunhuang	害羞, 害臊
	Hami	害羞, 害臊
	Ürümqi	害臊
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	怕羞, 怕醜
	Nanchong	害羞, 怕羞
	Dazhou	怕羞
	Hanyuan	害羞, 怕羞
	Xichang	害羞, 害臊
	Zigong	怕羞
	Chongqing	怕羞, 臉皮薄, 不好意思
	Wuhan	害羞, 害臊, 怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情
	Yichang	害羞, 害燥
	Xiangyang	害羞
	Tianmen	怕羞, 怕醜
	Guiyang	害羞
	Zunyi	害羞, 出不倒井兒
	Bijie	害羞
	Liping	害羞
	Zhaotong	傖
	Dali	害羞
	Kunming	害羞, 怕醜
	Mengzi	害羞
	Guilin	害羞
	Liuzhou	怕醜
	Jishou	怕醜
	Changde	怕醜
	Hanzhong	害羞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	怕醜, 難為情
	Yangzhou	害臊, 怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情
	Lianyungang	害羞
	Lianshui	怕羞
	Nantong	怕醜
	Anqing	怕醜
	Wuhu	怕醜
	Hefei	怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情, 不好意思
	Hong'an	害羞, 怕醜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	怕醜
	Hong Kong	怕醜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	怕醜
	Macau	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	怕醜
	Foshan	怕醜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	怕醜
	Foshan (Shunde)	怕醜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	怕醜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	怕醜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	怕醜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	怕醜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	怕醜
	Taishan	怕醜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	怕醜
	Enping (Niujiang)	怕醜
	Heshan (Yayao)	怕醜
	Dongguan	怕醜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	怕醜
	Yangjiang	怕醜
Gan	Nanchang	著羞
Hakka	Meixian	怕羞, 畏羞
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	怕醜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	畏羞
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	畏羞
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	怕醜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	驚見笑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	驚見笑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	驚見笑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	驚見笑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	驚見笑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	驚見笑
Huizhou	Shexian	怕羞, 怕難為情
Jin	Taiyuan	害羞, 羞
	Yangyuan	害羞, 害臊
	Datong	出羞
	Xinzhou	羞
	Lüliang (Lishi)	害羞, 怕羞
	Changzhi	害瞅
	Linhe	害羞, 羞
	Jining	害羞
	Hohhot	害羞
	Erenhot	害羞
	Pingshan	害羞
	Zhangjiakou	害羞, 害臊
	Handan	害羞
	Linzhou	害羞
	Suide	老邁
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伓好意思
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	小禮
Southern Min	Xiamen	見笑, 驚見笑, 歹勢, 驚歹勢, 畏小禮, 畏小人, 閉思, 覕䟙
	Quanzhou	見笑, 驚見笑, 歹勢, 驚歹勢, 閉思
	Zhangzhou	見笑, 驚見笑, 䆀勢, 驚䆀勢, 無藝, 驚無藝, 畏小禮, 閉思
	Penang (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Singapore (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Manila (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Chaozhou	小禮
	Shantou	小禮
	Jieyang	小禮, 畏小禮
	Puning	小禮, 畏小禮
	Singapore (Teochew)	小禮
	Pontianak (Teochew)	小禮
	Leizhou	細禮, 貨櫓
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	驚畏醜
Wu	Shanghai	難為情
	Suzhou	難為情, 怕難為情
	Wenzhou	得人憎
Xiang	Changsha	怕醜
Xiang	Shuangfeng	怕醜

References

“歹勢”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.