有意思

Chinese

		to have	meaning
trad. (有意思)		有	意思
simp. ^#(有意思)		有	意思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuyìsi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ji³ si¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ǔ-ì-sìr / ū-ì-sù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuyìsi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuyìsi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: yu³-i⁴-ssŭ⁵
  - Yale: yǒu-yì-sz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyih.sy
  - Palladius: юисы (juisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ ji³ si¹
  - Yale: yáuh yi sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ji³ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yi³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǔ-ì-sìr
  - Tâi-lô: ǔ-ì-sìr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /u²² i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-ì-sù
  - Tâi-lô: ū-ì-sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxiesux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /u²²⁻²¹ i²¹⁻⁵³ su²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /u³³⁻²¹ i²¹⁻⁴¹ su²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹⁻⁵³ su¹¹/

Adjective

有意思

interesting; absorbing; engaging; delightful
meaningful
enjoyable; fun
having interest (in someone); having affection (for someone)

Synonyms

(interesting):

咧斗 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
扎勁 (⁷tsaq-cin) (Shanghainese)
有味 (yǒuwèi)
有局 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
有趣 (yǒuqù)
生趣 (Hakka)
趣味 (chhù-bī) (Hokkien, Teochew)
逗 (dòu)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “interesting”): 乏味 (fáwèi), 乾燥／干燥 (gānzào), 枯燥 (kūzào), 沒趣／没趣 (méiqù), 無聊／无聊 (wúliáo), 無趣／无趣 (wúqù), 無味／无味 (wúwèi)

See also

趣事 (qùshì)
興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)

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