伊講

Chinese

		he; she; surname he; she; surname; Iraq (abbrev.); Iran (abbrev.)	to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain
trad. (伊講)		伊	講
simp. (伊讲)		伊	讲

Etymology

Likely a semantic development from quotative usages of the literal sense (Han & Shi, 2014). Compare also general Northern Wu 叫啥 or 話咾／话咾.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶yi ⁵kaon

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶yi ⁵kaon
    • MiniDict: yi^去 kaon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhi ²kaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi³³  kɑ̃³⁴/

Phrase

伊講 (Shanghainese)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 伊,‎ 講／讲.
2. To express unexpectedness, disbelief or shock in reaction to a statement.

   • 要考試了嗄伊講。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     要考试了嗄伊讲。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 312

     ⁵iau ⁵khau-sy-leq-ghau ⁶yi ⁵kaon [Wugniu]

     There are going to be exams soon, apparently.

   • 伊伊講，講勿好。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     伊伊讲，讲勿好。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2014, Weifeng Han and Dingxu Shi, The Evolution of ɦi23kã34 (‘he says’) in Shanghainese

     ⁶yi ⁶yi ⁵kaon ⁵kaon ⁸veq-hau [Wugniu]

     Well, he, for some reason, said no!

Synonyms

• 先勿先 (Wu)
• 出乎意料地 (chūhūyìliào de)
• 居然 (jūrán)
• 煞 (Hokkien)
• 硬敢 (Liuzhou)
• 竟 (jìng)
• 竟然 (jìngrán)