貼士
See also: 贴士
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貼士) | 貼 | 士 | |
| simp. (贴士) | 贴 | 士 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English tips, via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiēshì
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tieshìh
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh1-shih4
- Yale: tyē-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieshyh
- Palladius: теши (teši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tip3-1 si6-2
- Yale: tīp sí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tip8-7 si6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: tib3-1 xi6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːp̚³⁻⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
貼士
- tip; helpful hint; small piece of practical advice
- tip; inside story
- (chiefly Cantonese) tip; gratuities
Usage notes
In the sense helpful hint often preceded by 小 (xiǎo, “small; little”).
Synonyms
- (gratuity):
Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小櫃兒 |
| Taiwan | 小費 | |
| Singapore | 小費 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貼士, 小費 |
| Hong Kong | 貼士 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 小費 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 小彩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 小彩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小彩, 小費 |
| Taipei | chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT | |
| Shantou | 小費 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |