十三點

See also: 十三点

Chinese

		thirteen; 13	o'clock
trad. (十三點)		十三	點
simp. (十三点)		十三	点
Literally: “thirteen o'clock”.

Etymology

Originated in colonial-era Shanghai, possibly from English society, in the sense that the “society girls” were looked down upon in the 1930s.

Alternatively, referring to someone who rings the bell recklessly―ringing the bell 13 times, when there should be at most 12 strikes (in the 12-hour clock system).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shísāndiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha̍p-saⁿ-tiám
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵zeq-se-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shísāndiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhsandiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-san¹-tien³
    • Yale: shŕ-sān-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrsandean
    • Palladius: шисаньдянь (šisanʹdjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ saam¹ dim²
    • Yale: sahp sāam dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saam¹ dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sam¹ dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-saⁿ-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-sann-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabsva'diarm
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵zeq-se-ti
    • MiniDict: zeh^去 se ti
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²zeq-se-ti
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ³³ se⁵⁵ ti²¹/

Noun

十三點

1. (regional) frivolous, promiscuous, eccentric, nauseating or contemptible person

Adjective

十三點

1. (regional, usually of a female, derogatory) frivolous; promiscuous; eccentric; nauseating; contemptible

Synonyms

• 十三 (shísān)
• 十一點八刻／十一点八刻
• 十二點六十分／十二点六十分
• 十二點多一點／十二点多一点