得定

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
simp. and trad. (得定)		得	定

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tit-tiāⁿ / tek-tiāⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tit-tiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tit-tiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ditdvia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚³²⁻⁵ tiã²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-tiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tik-tiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dekdvia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

Note: tek-tiāⁿ - “quiet and not making trouble”.

Adjective

得定

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) quiet and not making trouble (especially of children)
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) at ease; free from anxiety; not tense (in one's life)

Synonyms

• (quiet and not making trouble): (Hokkien) 定著／定着
• (at ease): 安定 (āndìng); (dialectal) 落實／落实 (luòshí), 踏實／踏实 (tāshi), 穩定／稳定 (wěndìng)