十三點

See also: 十三点

Chinese

	thirteen; 13	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word))
trad. (十三點)	十三	點
simp. (十三点)	十三	点
Literally: “thirteen o'clock”.

Etymology

Originated in colonial-era Shanghai, possibly from English society, in the sense that the “society girls” were looked down upon during the great foreign adventurer infestation in the 1930s.

Alternatively, referring to someone who rings the bell recklessly―ringing the bell 13 times, when there should be at most 12 strikes (in the 12-hour clock system).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shísāndiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
Wu (Wiktionary): zeq se ti (T5)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shísāndiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrsandean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ sa̠n⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
  - Yale: sahp sāam dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saam¹ dim²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sam¹ dim²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² sɑːm⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zeq se ti (T5)
  - IPA ^(key): /z̻əʔ¹¹ se̞²² ti²³/

Noun

十三點

(regional) frivolous, promiscuous, eccentric, nauseating or contemptible person

Adjective

十三點

(regional, usually of a female, derogatory) frivolous; promiscuous; eccentric; nauseating; contemptible

Synonyms

十三 (shísān)

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