癟三
See also: 瘪三
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (癟三) | 癟 | 三 | |
| simp. (瘪三) | 瘪 | 三 | |
| alt. forms | 必三 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from English beg sir.
Originally used in Shanghainese, to refer to people who stole food from houses in the British Concession of Shanghai. Popularised by literary works in the early 20th century. Later spread to other Chinese varieties.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄝ ㄙㄢ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biesan
- IPA (key): /pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ sa̠n⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄝ ㄙㄢㄦ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biesal
- IPA (key): /pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ sɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: bit6 saam1
- Yale: biht sāam
- Cantonese Pinyin: bit9 saam1
- Guangdong Romanization: bid6 sam1
- IPA (key): /piːt̚² sɑːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piat-sam
- Tâi-lô: piat-sam
- Phofsit Daibuun: piatsafm
- IPA (Xiamen): /piɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: piq se (T4)
- IPA (key): /pi̯ɪʔ³³ se̞⁴⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
Noun
癟三
- (derogatory) wretched-looking jobless people, who make a living by begging or stealing; beggar; hooligan
- (derogatory) idiot; moron
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 乞丐 (“beggar”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乞丐 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 要飯的、老花子 |
| Jinan | 要飯的、叫花子 | |
| Xi'an | 要飯的、叫花子 | |
| Wuhan | 告花子、花子、討飯的 | |
| Chengdu | 叫花子、討口子 | |
| Yangzhou | 花子、要飯花子、要飯的 | |
| Hefei | 要飯的、叫花子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乞兒 |
| Hong Kong | 乞兒 | |
| Taishan | 乞米仔 | |
| Yangjiang | 乞米佬、乞米婆、乞兒 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 告花子、討飯個 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 告花仔、討食個 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 乞食仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 乞食仔、教化仔、打幫仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 乞食仔 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 乞食、仙人 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 乞食仔、乞食 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 乞食 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 討吃子、叫花子 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 乞食 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 乞食 |
| Matsu | 乞食 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 乞食 |
| Quanzhou | 乞食 | |
| Zhangzhou | 乞食 | |
| Taipei | 乞食 | |
| Kaohsiung | 乞食 | |
| Tainan | 乞食 | |
| Taichung | 乞食 | |
| Hsinchu | 乞食 | |
| Lukang | 乞食 | |
| Sanxia | 乞食 | |
| Yilan | 乞食 | |
| Kinmen | 乞食 | |
| Magong | 乞食 | |
| Penang | 乞食、乞食仔 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 乞食 | |
| Chaozhou | 乞食 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 告花子、癟三 |
| Suzhou | 告花子、癟三 | |
| Wenzhou | 丐兒、取米丐兒、討飯丐兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 告花子、討飯的 |
| Shuangfeng | 告花子 | |
- (hooligan): 流氓 (liúmáng)
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