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

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• 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)

1. 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)

1. (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.

2. 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.