簡直

See also: 简直

Chinese

		simple	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (簡直)		簡	直
simp. (简直)		简	直

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² zik⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kán-ti̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎnzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanjy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² zik⁶
  - Yale: gáan jihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² dzik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gan² jig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /käːn³⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-ti̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kán-ti̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafndit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

Adverb

簡直

(chiefly in exaggerations) simply; really; utterly; at all
簡直不可理喻。 / 简直不可理喻。 ― Jiǎnzhí bùkělǐyù. ― It is utterly unreasonable.

簡直是搶錢啊！ / 简直是抢钱啊！ ― Jiǎnzhí shì qiǎngqián a! ― What a blatant rip-off!

你的論點簡直站不住腳。 [MSC, trad.]
你的论点简直站不住脚。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ de lùndiǎn jiǎnzhí zhànbùzhùjiǎo. [Pinyin]
Your line of argument does not hold water at all.
(Northeastern Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin) straight; ahead

Adjective

簡直

(literary) honest; straightforward

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