應該

See also: 应该

Chinese

	to answer; to respond; ought	that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe
trad. (應該)	應	該
simp. (应该)	应	该
alternative forms	英皆 Hokkien 應皆／应皆 Hokkien 英該／英该 Hokkien 英介 Hokkien

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīnggāi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄍㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ goi¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-kôi
Jin (Wiktionary): ing¹ gai¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): èng-kai / eng-kai

(Teochew, Peng'im): êng³ gai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹in-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnggāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄍㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinggai
  - Wade–Giles: ying¹-kai¹
  - Yale: yīng-gāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inggai
  - Palladius: ингай (ingaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ goi¹
  - Yale: yīng gōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ goi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ goi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-kôi
  - Hakka Romanization System: in goi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ goi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /in⁵⁵ koi̯²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-kôi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in goi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ goi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ koi̯²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ing¹ gai¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹ kai¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-kai
  - Tâi-lô: ìng-kai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eangkay
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eng-kai
  - Tâi-lô: ing-kai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engkay
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kai⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: êng³ gai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: èng kai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /eŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹in-ke
  - MiniDict: in^平 ke
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-ke
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ ke²¹/

Verb

應該

ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)
不用謝，這是我應該的。 [MSC, trad.]
不用谢，这是我应该的。 [MSC, simp.]
Bùyòngxiè, zhè shì wǒ yīnggāi de. [Pinyin]
No need to thank me — it's been a pleasure.

公務員考試當天應該注意哪些要點？ [MSC, trad.]
公务员考试当天应该注意哪些要点？ [MSC, simp.]
Gōngwùyuán kǎoshì dāngtiān yīnggāi zhùyì nǎxiē yàodiǎn? [Pinyin]
What points should be paid attention to on the day of the civil service examination?

我覺得他們做得很好，應該給他們漲工資，發紅包。 [MSC, trad.]
我觉得他们做得很好，应该给他们涨工资，发红包。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ juéde tāmen zuò de hěn hǎo, yīnggāi gěi tāmen zhǎng gōngzī, fā hóngbāo. [Pinyin]
I think they have done a good job, so we should raise their wages and give them red envelopes.
theoretically should [be]
看來她應該有五六個月的身子了。 [MSC, trad.]
看来她应该有五六个月的身子了。 [MSC, simp.]
Kànlái tā yīnggāi yǒu wǔ liù gè yuè de shēnzi le. [Pinyin]
It looks like she's already been pregnant for five to six months.

應該係今日啩。 [Cantonese, trad.]
应该系今日啩。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jing¹ goi¹ hai⁶ gam¹ jat⁶ gwaa³. [Jyutping]
I think it's today. / It should be today.
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to deserve it; serve someone right

Synonyms

(ought to):

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合該 / 合该 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
在得 (zai⁴ de⁶) (Xiang)
好通 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
宜 (yí)
徑須 / 径须 (jìngxū) (literary)
應 / 应 (yīng)
應當 / 应当 (yīngdāng)
會 / 会 (literary)
會須 / 会须 (huìxū) (literary)
理合 (lǐhé) (literary)
理應 / 理应 (lǐyīng)
理當 / 理当 (lǐdāng)
當 / 当 (literary)
直須 / 直须 (zhíxū) (literary)
相應 / 相应 (xiāngyīng) (archaic)
該 / 该 (gāi)
該當 / 该当 (gāidāng)

(to deserve it):

Dialectal synonyms of 活該 (“to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		活該
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	活該, 死好
	Harbin	活該
	Singapore	活該
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	活該
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	活該
Cantonese	Guangzhou	抵死
	Hong Kong	抵死
	Taishan	抵死
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	堪該, 該死, 死該, 堪得
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	堪該, 該死, 死該, 擳胲, 堪得
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	該然, 該死, 死好
Jin	Taiyuan	活該
Northern Min	Jian'ou	該死
Southern Min	Xiamen	合該, 合該然
	Taichung	應該, 死好, 三好加一好
	Jieyang	堪該, 堪該死
Wu	Ningbo	該死

Derived terms

應該的 / 应该的 (yīnggāi de)