細膩
See also: 细腻
Chinese
fine; minutely; thin fine; minutely; thin; slender |
greasy; tired of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (細膩) | 細 | 膩 | |
| simp. (细腻) | 细 | 腻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sai3 nei6
- Eastern Min (BUC): sá̤-nê
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sòe-lī / sè-jī / sè-lī / sòe-jī
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄋㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìnì
- Wade–Giles: hsi4-ni4
- Yale: syì-nì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihnih
- Palladius: сини (sini)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai3 nei6
- Yale: sai neih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai3 nei6
- Guangdong Romanization: sei3 néi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³³ nei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sá̤-nê
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Philippines, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-lī
- Tâi-lô: suè-lī
- Phofsit Daibuun: soeali
- IPA (Taipei): /sue¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/
- IPA (Singapore): /sue²¹⁻⁴² li²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-jī
- Tâi-lô: sè-jī
- Phofsit Daibuun: seaji
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /se²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Singapore, variant in Taiwan)
- (Hokkien: dated in Xiamen, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-jī
- Tâi-lô: suè-jī
- Phofsit Daibuun: soeaji
- IPA (Xiamen): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/
- IPA (Singapore): /sue²¹⁻⁴² d͡zi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Philippines, Singapore)
Note:
- Xiamen, Quanzhou:
- sòe-lī - colloquial;
- sè-lī - literary.
- Middle Chinese: sejH nrijH
Adjective
細膩
- (of writing, speech, etc.) exquisite; fine
- (of texture) smooth; fine
- (Min) careful; cautious
- 出門著細膩。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
- chók-muòng duŏh sá̤-nê / [t͡sʰuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³ tuoʔ⁵ sɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
- Be careful when you are outside.
出门着细腻。 [Eastern Min, simp.]
- (Min) courteous; polite
- 莫-細膩。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
- mŏ̤h-sá̤-nê / [moʔ⁵⁻²¹ (s-)lɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
- Don't be too polite. / Make yourself at home.
莫-细腻。 [Eastern Min, simp.]
Synonyms
- (exquisite):
- (smooth):
- (careful):
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小心 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小心 |
| Taiwan | 小心 | |
| Malaysia | 小心 | |
| Singapore | 小心 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 小心 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 小心 |
| Hong Kong | 小心 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 小心 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細義 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細義 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細義 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細義 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細義 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 細膩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 細膩 |
| Quanzhou | 細膩 | |
| Zhangzhou | 細膩 | |
| Kaohsiung | 細膩 | |
| Yilan | 細膩 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 細膩 | |
| Taichung | 細膩 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 細膩 | |
| Tainan | 細膩 | |
| Taitung | 細膩 | |
| Hsinchu | 細膩 | |
| Kinmen | 細膩 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 細膩 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 細膩, 小心 | |
| Puning | 小心 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 小心 | |
| Wenchang | 細心 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 細心 | |
- 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
- 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)
- 嚴／严 (yán)
- 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
- 嚴謹／严谨 (yánjǐn)
- 墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
- 密切 (mìqiè)
- 審慎／审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
- 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
- 慎密 (shènmì)
- 慎重 (shènzhòng)
- 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
- 正經／正经
- 當心／当心 (dāngxīn)
- 精心 (jīngxīn)
- 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
- 細心／细心 (xìxīn)
- 認真／认真 (rènzhēn)
- 謹嚴／谨严 (jǐnyán)
- 謹慎／谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
- 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
- 過細／过细 (guòxì)
- 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “exquisite”):
- 缺 (quē)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Entry #7797”, 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., 2024.
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