代價

See also: 代价

Chinese

		substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	price; value; valence (on an atom) price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman; servant
trad. (代價)		代	價
simp. (代价)		代	价

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàijià

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): doi⁶ gaa³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thoi-ka
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tāi-kè / tāi-kà / tāi-kèe

(Teochew, Peng'im): toi³ gê³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàijià
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàijià
  - Wade–Giles: tai⁴-chia⁴
  - Yale: dài-jyà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dayjiah
  - Palladius: дайцзя (dajczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    代價／代价
    代駕／代驾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: doi⁶ gaa³
  - Yale: doih ga
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ gaa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ ga³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² kaː³³/
  - Homophones:
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    代價／代价
    代駕／代驾
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thoi-ka
  - Hakka Romanization System: toi ga
  - Hagfa Pinyim: toi⁴ ga⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰoi̯⁵⁵ ka⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-kè
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixkex
  - IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² ke⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-kà
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-kà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixkax
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² ka⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ ka²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-kèe
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-kèe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ kɛ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: toi³ gê³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thòi kè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke²¹³/

Noun

代價 (literal, figurative)

price; cost; expense
不惜一切代價／不惜一切代价 ― bùxī yīqiè dàijià ― at all costs
(regional) value
辛苦付出總算有了代價 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
辛苦付出总算有了代价 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
xīnkǔ fùchū zǒngsuàn yǒu le dàijià [Pinyin]
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1998, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格, episode 20, 夏治世 (actor):
  
  聽我說，我覺得現在情況好的不得了，根本不知道你在痛苦什麼。紫薇受傷，雖然讓大家都很難過，可是，是有代價的。他終於讓皇上說出那句話了。小燕子可以不死了。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
  听我说，我觉得现在情况好的不得了，根本不知道你在痛苦什么。紫薇受伤，虽然让大家都很难过，可是，是有代价的。他终于让皇上说出那句话了。小燕子可以不死了。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]
  Tīng wǒ shuō, wǒ jué de xiànzài qíngkuàng hǎo de bù déliǎo, gēnběn bù zhīdào nǐ zài tòngkǔ shénme. Zǐwēi shòushāng, suīrán ràng dàjiā dōu hěn nánguò, kěshì, shì yǒu dàijià de. Tā zhōngyú ràng huángshang shuō chū nèi jù huà le. Xiǎo Yànzi kěyǐ bù sǐ le. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

(figurative usage for "cost; price") 學費／学费 (xuéfèi)

Related terms

價格／价格 (jiàgé)