chit-puh

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese チップ (chippu), from English tip.

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-puh
  • Tâi-lô: tsit-puh
  • Phofsit Daibuun: citpuq
  • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ puʔ³²/

Noun

chit-puh

1. (Taiwan) tip; gratuity

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 小費 (“tip; gratuity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小費, 小賬, 茶錢 dated
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小櫃兒
	Taiwan	小費
	Singapore	小費
Cantonese	Guangzhou	貼士, 小費
	Hong Kong	貼士
Hakka	Meixian	小費
Northern Min	Jian'ou	小彩
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	小彩
Southern Min	Xiamen	小彩, 小費
	Taipei	chit-puh GT, 小費 GT, 小彩 GT
	Shantou	小費
Wu	Shanghai	小費, 小賬, 司冒而 dated
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)