chit-puh
Hokkien
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese チップ (chippu), from English tip.
Pronunciation
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-puh
- Tâi-lô: tsit-puh
- Phofsit Daibuun: citpuq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ puʔ³²/
Noun
chit-puh
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小櫃兒 |
| Taiwan | 小費 | |
| Singapore | 小費 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 貼士, 小費 |
| Hong Kong | 貼士 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 小費 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 小彩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 小彩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小彩, 小費 |
| Taipei | chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT | |
| Shantou | 小費 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |