的話
See also: 的话
Chinese
editreally 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
editDialectal 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 |