的話
See also: 的话
Chinese
[edit]really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (的話) | 的 | 話 | |
| simp. (的话) | 的 | 话 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: de̊huà
- Wade–Giles: tê5-hua4
- Yale: de-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .dehuah
- Palladius: дэхуа (dɛxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /d̥ə xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dik1 waa6 / dik1 waa6-2
- Yale: dīk wah / dīk wá
- Cantonese Pinyin: dik7 waa6 / dik7 waa6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: dig1 wa6 / dig1 wa6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɪk̚⁵ waː²²/, /tɪk̚⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: di1 uê7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ti uē
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/
- (Teochew)
Particle
[edit]的話
- optional particle put at the end of a conditional clause
Usage notes
[edit]- As per examples above, 的話／的话 (dehuà) may be used with or without 如果 (rúguǒ) or 要是 (yàoshi) at the beginning of the sentence.
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 的話 (“(particle put at the end of a conditional clause)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 的話 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 的話 |
| Singapore | 的話 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 的話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 的話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 的話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嘅話 |
| Hong Kong | 嘅話, 嘅 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 嘅話 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 個話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 的話 |
| Haifeng | 個講 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 個閒話 |