對得起

See also: 对得起

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	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 rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (對得起)		對	得	起
simp. (对得起)		对	得	起

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìdeqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ dak¹ hei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tùi-tit-khí / tùi-tek-khí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìdeqǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèide̊cǐ
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-tê⁵-chʻi³
    • Yale: dwèi-de-chǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey.dechii
    • Palladius: дуйдэци (dujdɛci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ dak¹ hei²
    • Yale: deui dāk héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ dak⁷ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ deg¹ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ tɐk̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-tit-khí
    • Tâi-lô: tuì-tit-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duie'ditqie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-tek-khí
    • Tâi-lô: tuì-tik-khí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duie'dekqie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

Verb

對得起

1. not to let somebody down; to treat somebody fairly; to be worthy of

Synonyms

• 對得住／对得住 (duìdezhù)

 

Antonyms

• 對不住／对不住 (duìbùzhù)
• 對不起／对不起 (duìbùqǐ)
• 虧／亏 (kuī)
• 虧待／亏待 (kuīdài)
• 虧負／亏负 (kuīfù)
• 辜負／辜负 (gūfù)