啲

啲 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口竹日戈 (RHAI), composition ⿰口的)

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 642, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5572

Possibly an alternative form of 滴 (“a very small quantity”). Compare Zhuang di. Printed form appeared in literature 花箋記.

啲

1. (Cantonese) a few; a little bit; some

   好靚生果。買啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   好靓生果。买啲啦，小姐。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   hou² leng³ saang¹ gwo². maai⁵ di¹ laa¹, siu² ze². [Jyutping]

   Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.

   啲西瓜好甜。 [Cantonese]  ―  di¹ sai¹ gwaa¹ hou² tim⁴. [Jyutping]  ―  The watermelon is sweet.

   洗埋啲衫啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  sai² maai⁴ di¹ saam¹ laa¹! [Jyutping]  ―  Finish washing the clothes!

   上海啲嘢食 [Cantonese]  ―  soeng⁶ hoi² di¹ je⁵ sik⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  Shanghainese food

2. (Cantonese, used after adjectives and certain verbs) a bit; a bit more

   聽日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   听日要早啲起身。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ting¹ jat⁶ jiu³ zou² di¹ hei² san¹. [Jyutping]

   You need to get up earlier tomorrow.

   食快啲啦！ [Cantonese]  ―  sik⁶ faai³ di¹ laa¹! [Jyutping]  ―  Eat faster!

   張檯要搬入啲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   张台要搬入啲。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zoeng¹ toi⁴ jiu³ bun¹ jap⁶ di¹. [Jyutping]

   The table needs to be moved in a bit.

啲 (Min Nan)

1. Alternative form of 咧 (“-ing”).

   • 門徒看著伊佇湖的頂面啲行，真著驚，講：「是鬼！」𪜶驚甲大聲喝出來。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     门徒看着伊伫湖的顶面啲行，真著惊，讲：“是鬼！”𪜶惊甲大声喝出来。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 現代台語譯本 (Today's Taiwanese Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 14:26

     Bûn-tô͘ khòaⁿ-tio̍h I tī ô͘ ê téng-bīn teh kiâⁿ, chin tio̍h-kiaⁿ, kóng: “Sī kúi!” In kiaⁿ-kah tōa-siaⁿ hoah chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

啲

1. Only used in 啲咑.

• 花箋記・（卷三）・十九、主婢看月
• 「尐」字之亂(增修版)