得很

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	very; rather; quite
simp. and trad. (得很)		得	很

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dehěn

(Zhuyin): ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ han²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dehěn
  - Zhuyin: ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .deheen
  - IPA ^(key): /d̥ə xən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ han²
  - Yale: dāk hán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ han²
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ hen²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ hɐn³⁵/

Adverb

得很

very; really; badly
- 這一個好看得很。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  这一个好看得很。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Zhè yīge hǎokàn dehěn. [Pinyin]
  This one is really good-looking.

Usage notes

Stronger than 很 (hěn) + adjective.

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