尷尬頭

Chinese

		awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (尷尬頭)		尷尬	頭
simp. (尴尬头)		尴尬	头

Pronunciation

Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹ke-ka-deu

Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹ke-ka-deu
  - MiniDict: ke^平 ka deu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ke-ka-deu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ke⁵⁵ ka³³ dɤ²¹/

Adverb

尷尬頭 (Shanghainese)

halfway through doing something
- 生活做辣尷尬頭，請儂等一等。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
  生活做辣尴尬头，请侬等一等。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
  From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
  ¹san-weq ⁵tsu ⁸laq ¹ke-ka-deu ⁵chin ⁶non ⁵ten-iq ⁵ten [Wugniu]
  I'm halfway through doing something, please wait.

Adjective

尷尬頭 (Shanghainese)

(of time) awkward
- 現在是尷尬頭一個辰光，儂勿要來打擾。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
  现在是尴尬头一个辰光，侬勿要来打扰。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
  From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
  ⁶yi-ze ⁵sy ¹ke-ka-deu ⁷iq-geq ⁶zen-kuaon ⁶non ⁸veq-iau ⁶le ⁵tan-zau [Wugniu]
  It's an awkward time now, please don't disturb.
when necessary
- 尷尬頭我要叫儂來湊數。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
  尴尬头我要叫侬来凑数。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
  From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 15
  ¹ke-ka-deu ⁶ngu ⁵iau ⁵ciau ⁶non ⁶le ⁵tsheu-su [Wugniu]
  I'll call you to serve as a stopgap when necessary.

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