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

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
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated
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
Min Bei Jian'ou 小彩
Min Dong Fuzhou 小彩
Min Nan 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)
  • (Cantonese) 貼／贴 (“to tip”)
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