十三點

See also: 十三点

Chinese

	thirteen; 13	o'clock
trad. (十三點)	十三	點
simp. (十三点)	十三	点
Literally: “thirteen o'clock”.

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十三點 (Cantonese)

Etymology

Originated in colonial-era Shanghai, possibly from English society, in the sense that the “society girls” were looked down upon in the 1930s.

Alternatively, referring to someone who rings the bell recklessly―ringing the bell 13 times, when there should be at most 12 strikes (in the 12-hour clock system).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shísāndiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha̍p-saⁿ-tiám
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zeq-se-ti

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shísāndiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhsandiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-san¹-tien³
  - Yale: shŕ-sān-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrsandean
  - Palladius: шисаньдянь (šisanʹdjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
  - Yale: sahp sāam dím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saam¹ dim²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sam¹ dim²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-saⁿ-tiám
  - Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-sann-tiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zabsva'diarm
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq-se-ti
  - MiniDict: zeh^入 se ti
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-se-ti
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ se²² ti²³/

Noun

十三點

(regional) frivolous, promiscuous, eccentric, nauseating or contemptible person

Adjective

十三點

(regional, usually of a female, derogatory) frivolous; promiscuous; eccentric; nauseating; contemptible

Synonyms