事體

事體

1. (literary or Puxian Min, Wu) thing; matter

   搿樁事體儂就覅講了！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   搿桩事体侬就覅讲了！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   [ɡ̊əʔ¹¹ t͡sɑ̃²³ z̥z̩²² tʰi⁴⁴ nʊŋ²³ ʑ̥iɜ³³  v̥iɔ²³ kɑ̃³⁴ ləʔ] [IPA]

   Don't talk about that thing!

   • 聽說府裡大人不見他父親，已到衙門裡頭求師爺去了，吳氏便知事體不好，立刻叫人把三班頭兒請來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     听说府里大人不见他父亲，已到衙门里头求师爷去了，吴氏便知事体不好，立刻叫人把三班头儿请来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can

     Tīng shuō fǔ lǐ dàrén bù jiàn tā fùqīn, yǐ dào yámén lǐtóu qiú shīyé qù le, Wú shì biàn zhī shìtǐ bùhǎo, lìkè jiào rén bǎ sān bān tóu'ér qǐng lái. [Pinyin]

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   • 拗分個事體末常莊有。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     拗分个事体末常庄有。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2011, Hu Baotan, Longtang, page 4

     [ɔ³³ fəɲ⁴⁴ ɡ̊əʔ¹² z̥z̩²² tʰi⁵⁵ məʔ²¹ z̥ã²² t͡sɑ̃⁴⁴ ɦiɜ²³] [IPA]

     Blackmail is a very frequent matter.

   • 勿來三個呀！一直迭能想個閒話，我是殺手搿樁事體勿就撥人家曉得了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     勿来三个呀！一直迭能想个闲话，我是杀手搿桩事体勿就拨人家晓得了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2022, 上海话阿尼亚这么可爱？？沪语配音【间谍过家家】！

     [v̥əʔ¹¹ le̞²² se̞²³ ɦəʔ ɦia̱ i̯ɪʔ³³ d̥͡ʑi̯ɪʔ⁴⁴ d̥i̯ɪʔ¹¹ nəɲ²³ ɕiã³⁴ ɦəʔ ɦe̞²² ɦo⁴⁴ ɦv̩ʷ²³ z̥z̩²³ sa̱ʔ³³ sɜ⁴⁴ ɡ̊əʔ¹¹ t͡sɑ̃²³ z̥z̩²² tʰi⁴⁴ v̥əʔ¹¹ d̥͡ʑiɜ²³ pəʔ⁴⁴  n̠ʲɪɲ²² ka̱⁴⁴ ɕiɔ³³ təʔ⁵⁵ ləʔ²¹] [IPA]

     That's not ok! If I keep thinking like this, the thing about me being an assassin would be known to everyone!