三八
Chinese
edit| three | eight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三八) | 三 | 八 | |
| simp. #(三八) | 三 | 八 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 baat3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-pat
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-pat
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1se-paq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanba
- Wade–Giles: san1-pa1
- Yale: sān-bā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanba
- Palladius: саньба (sanʹba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 baat3
- Yale: sāam baat
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 baat8
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 bad3
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-pat
- Hakka Romanization System: sam´ bad`
- Hagfa Pinyim: sam1 bad5
- Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ pat̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-pat
- Tâi-lô: sam-pat
- Phofsit Daibuun: sampad
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /sam³³ pat̚⁵/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Wu
Etymology 1
editOriginally Hokkien before spreading to other Sinitic languages. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
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- (euphemistic, humorous, originally of a woman) Comedically refers to women (originally) who speak and behave irrationally: nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid; silly
Noun
edit三八
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut
Interjection
edit三八
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) how frivolous!; how impetuous!; how irrational!; how unreasonable! (expletive)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editProper noun
edit三八
- (～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day
Etymology 3
editProper noun
edit三八
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