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  de2 de1 de4   jyutping
  dia3   pinyin
[] de2 | [] dia3
[adj] coquettish; coy; flirtatious

[] de1 - Cantonese only
[v] [slang] chat; talk; discuss

[] de4 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] drip; dribble; trickle
[2] [onompatopoeia] dripping sound

The reading de1 is a phonetic loan from as pronounced in the Chaozhou dialect. Some dictionaries might use (instead of ) for all the de1 compounds on this character page.
Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: nounverb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 6135 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 26th Aug 2014 14:25

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detail  zaa3 de2   = to sulk like a spoiled child
detail  m4 de2 m4 diu3   = careless and unreliable
detail  saa1*3 de1  sha1 dia3 = satay
detail  saa1 de1 zoeng3   = satay sauce
detail  de2 diu3   = be sluggish and dilatory (lit., "be laggard")
detail  ngaam1 de1  yan2 dia3 = hit it off with; easy to strike a conversation with
detail  m4 ngaam1 de1  wu2 yan2 dia3 = not get along well
detail  hau2 seoi2 do1 gwo3 de1   = very talkative
detail  sau1 de1   = belt up
detail  daap3 de1   = interrupt a conversation

Showing 1 example containing 嗲
detail 畀我一早唔同
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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