仲使講

Chinese

		still	need; require	to speak
trad. (仲使講)		仲	使	講
simp. (仲使讲)		仲	使	讲
alternative forms		重使講／重使讲
Literally: “still need saying”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung⁶ sai² gong²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung⁶ sai² gong²
    • Yale: juhng sái góng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung⁶ sai² gong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung⁶ sei² gong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²² sɐi̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵/

Verb

仲使講

1. (Cantonese) to need to be discussed; to require discussion

   • 「四季都有好處、你話中意邊季呢？」「呢啲重使講？[…]」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     「四季都有好处、你话中意边季呢？」「呢啲重使讲？[…]」 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 粵音指南·上卷, 卷之一　應對須知

     “sei³ gwai³ dou¹ jau⁵ hou² syu², nei⁵ waa⁶ zung¹ ji³ bin¹ gwai³ ne¹?” “nei¹ di¹ zung⁶ sai² gong²? [... ]” [Jyutping]

     "All four seasons have their positive aspects; which season do you like?" "Do you even need to ask?"

Usage notes

• Used in rhetorical questions to mean that something is obvious and does not need discussion.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 仲使問／仲使问
• (Mandarin) 還用說／还用说, 還用問／还用问

Related terms

• 唔使講／唔使讲 (“goes without saying”)