謝謝

See also: 谢谢

Chinese
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to decline; to thank; gratitude to decline; to thank; gratitude
trad. (謝謝) 謝 謝
simp. (谢谢) 谢 谢
alternative forms 蟹蟹 humorous

Pronunciation

Interjection

謝謝

  1. thanks; thank you
    謝謝！／谢谢！  ―  Xièxie!  ―  Thank you!

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 謝謝 (“thank you”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 有勞, 感謝, 感恩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 謝謝, 多謝
Mandarin Taiwan 謝謝, 謝謝你
Chengdu 謝謝, 感謝
Malaysia 謝謝
Singapore 謝謝
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 多謝, рахмат
Cantonese Guangzhou 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Hong Kong 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Taishan 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Penang (Guangfu) 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Singapore (Guangfu) 唔該 †, 多謝 §
Gan Nanchang 多謝
Hakka Meixian 多謝, 恁仔細 §
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 恁仔細, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 多謝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 勞瀝, 恁勞瀝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 承蒙, 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 勞力, 阿里加多
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 勞力, 阿里加多
Hong Kong 多謝
Singapore (Dabu) 多謝
Jin Taiyuan 謝謝
Min Bei Jian'ou 多謝
Min Dong Fuzhou 謝謝, 起動
Fuqing 多謝
Matsu 謝謝, 多謝
Singapore (Fuqing) 謝謝, 起動
Min Nan Xiamen 感謝, 多謝, 費神, 勞力
Quanzhou 道謝, 感謝, 費神, 勞力
Zhangzhou 多謝, 費神, 勞力
Taipei 多謝, 勞力
New Taipei (Sanxia) 勞力
Kaohsiung 多謝, 勞力, 感恩
Yilan 多謝, 勞力, 感恩
Changhua (Lukang) 多謝, 勞力
Taichung 勞力, 多謝
Tainan 多謝, 勞力, 感恩
Hsinchu 勞力, 多謝
Kinmen 勞力, 多謝
Penghu (Magong) 勞力, 多謝
Penang (Hokkien) 感謝
Singapore (Hokkien) 感謝, 費神, 多謝
Manila (Hokkien) 多謝, 感謝
Medan (Hokkien) 感謝
Chaozhou 㩼謝
Shantou 㩼謝
Jieyang 㩼謝
Haifeng 感謝
Bangkok (Teochew) 㩼謝
Singapore (Teochew) 㩼謝, 感謝
Leizhou 無該
Wenchang 無該, 謝謝
Haikou 無該, 謝謝
Singapore (Hainanese) 無該
Zhongshan Min Sanxiang 唔該, 多謝
Wu Shanghai 謝謝, 謝謝儂, 多謝
Ningbo 謝謝儂, 交關感謝
Wenzhou 謝謝你
Xiang Changsha 多謝
Note † - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift

Verb

謝謝

  1. to thank
    請替我謝謝她。／请替我谢谢她。  ―  Qǐng tì wǒ xièxie tā.  ―  Please thank her for me.
    謝謝你的好意！／谢谢你的好意！  ―  Xièxie nǐ de hǎoyì!  ―  Thank you for your kindness!
    謝謝你的祝福！／谢谢你的祝福！  ―  Xièxiè nǐ de zhùfú!  ―  Thank you for your blessing!
    還活著，謝謝問候。 [MSC, trad.]
    还活着，谢谢问候。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hái huó zhe, xièxie wènhòu. [Pinyin]
    Still living, thanks for asking.

Synonyms
  • 感恩 (gǎn'ēn)
  • 感激 (gǎnjī)
  • 知感 (Dungan, chiefly religion)

Descendants
  • → English: xiexie
  • → Japanese: 謝謝 (shieshie), 謝謝 (sheishei)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
謝 謝
しえ
Grade: 5		 しえ
Grade: 5
irregular
Alternative spelling
謝々 (uncommon)
Kanji in this term
謝 謝
しぇい
Grade: 5		 しぇい
Grade: 5
irregular
Alternative spelling
謝々 (uncommon)

Etymology

From modern Mandarin 謝謝／谢谢 (xièxie, “thank you”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) シ​エシエ [shíꜜèshìè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕie̞ɕie̞]
  • (Tokyo) シェ​ーシェー [shéꜜèshèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕe̞ːɕe̞ː]

Interjection

謝謝(シエシエ) or 謝謝(シェイシェイ) • (shieshie or sheishei) 

  1. (informal, rare) thanks, thank you (in a Chinese context)
    • 2020 January 27, 沢井メグ, “【新型肺炎】日本の企業が中国へマスク100万個を送付と話題！ 迅速な支援に中国ネットで感動の嵐 / 送り主はイトーヨーカドー！ 詳細を広報に聞いた”, in ロケットニュース24‎:
      「謝謝(シエシエ)日本(にほん)！」
      「日本(にほん)だってマスクは必要(ひつよう)なのに。本当(ほんとう)にありがとう！」
      […]
      “Shieshie Nihon!”
      “Nihon datte masuku wa hitsuyō na noni. Hontō ni arigatō!”
      […]
      "Xiexie Japan!"
      "Japan also needs masks, yet [they sent us masks]. Thank you so much!"
      […]

See also

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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