收嗲

Chinese
 
to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
trad. (收嗲) 收 嗲
simp. #(收嗲) 收 嗲
alternative forms 收爹

Etymology

嗲 (de1) may be from Teochew 茶 (dê5, “tea”).

Pronunciation

Verb

收嗲

  1. (Cantonese) to stop talking; to shut up

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 住口 (“to shut up; to stop talking”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴
Mandarin Taiwan 閉嘴
Singapore 閉嘴, 靜靜
Cantonese Guangzhou 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
Hong Kong 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
Singapore (Guangfu) 收聲, 收嗲
Hakka Meixian 合嘴
Southern Min Tainan 恬去
Penang (Hokkien) 恬
Singapore (Hokkien) 恬
Leizhou 關喙
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