貼士

See also: 贴士

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貼士)		貼	士
simp. (贴士)		贴	士

Etymology

Borrowed from English tips, via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiēshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tip^3-1 si^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiēshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tieshìh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻieh¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: tyē-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieshyh
    • Palladius: теши (teši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tip^3-1 si^6-2
    • Yale: tīp sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tip^8-7 si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: tib^3-1 xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːp̚³⁻⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

貼士

1. tip; helpful hint; small piece of practical advice
2. tip; inside story
3. (chiefly Cantonese) tip; gratuities

Usage notes

In the sense helpful hint often preceded by 小 (xiǎo, “small; little”).

Synonyms

• (gratuity):

Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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)

Related terms

• (Cantonese) 貼／贴 (“to tip”)