# 的士
## Chinese

* 的士 (Cantonese)
* 的士 (Written Standard Chinese)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English taxi.
Originally Cantonese, but it has been gaining popularity in mainland China, although still much less common than its synonyms.
More often encountered as its shortened form 的 (dí, dī, “taxi”) in the Mainland, used in words such as 打的 (dǎdī, “to catch a taxi”), 的哥 (dīgē, “male taxi driver”), etc.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dīshì, díshì
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄉㄧˊ ㄕˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): det$^2$ si$^{4*}$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dék$^{→dĭk}$-sê̤ṳ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tek-sî / tiak-sî / tek-sū / tek-sí / tak--sī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): di$^1$ se$^6$ / dêg$^4$ se$^6$ / dêg$^4$ si$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$tiq-zy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dīshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dishìh
*** Wade–Giles: ti$^1$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: dī-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dishyh
*** Palladius: диши (diši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: díshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: díshìh
*** Wade–Giles: ti$^2$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: dí-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyishyh
*** Palladius: диши (diši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$敵視／敌视 的士
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: dīk sí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dik$^7$ si$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dig$^1$ xi$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɪk̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: det$^2$ si$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tet̚⁵⁵ si²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dék$^{→dĭk}$-sê̤ṳ
*** Sinological IPA : /tiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ søy²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-sî
*** Tâi-lô: tik-sî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: deksii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ si²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-sî
*** Tâi-lô: tiak-sî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diaksii
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-sū
*** Tâi-lô: tik-sū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: deksu
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ su²²/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-sí
*** Tâi-lô: tik-sí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: deksie
*** IPA (Penang): /tek̚³⁻⁴ si⁴⁴⁵/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tak--sī
*** Tâi-lô: tak--sī
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: di$^1$ se$^6$ / dêg$^4$ se$^6$ / dêg$^4$ si$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ti sṳ̆ / tek sṳ̆ / tek si
*** Sinological IPA : /ti³³⁻²³ sɯ³⁵/, /tek̚²⁻⁴ sɯ³⁵/, /tek̚²⁻⁴ si³³/
* di1 se6 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai, Jieyang;
* dêg4 si1 - Jieyang.

### Noun

的士
* (chiefly Cantonese, Min) taxi; cab; taxicab (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 架 c)
    搭的士 [Cantonese] ― daap$^3$ dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― to take a taxi
    揸的士 [Cantonese] ― zaa$^1$ dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― to drive a taxi
** 1991, “皇后大道東”, 林夕 (lyrics), 羅大佑 (music), performed by 羅大佑:
       wui$^5$ jau$^5$ tit$^3$ lou$^6$ sing$^4$ baa$^1$ jaa$^5$ wui$^5$ jau$^5$ dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping]
       We'll [still] have the railway and Citybus, and we'll [still] have taxis

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 出租汽車 Mainland China, 出租車 Mainland China, 計程車 Taiwan, 的士 Hong Kong, 德士 Singapore |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 計程車, 小黃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 德士, 的士 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 德士 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 出租車 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 出租車 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 出租車 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 出租車 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 出租車 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 出租車 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 出租車, 的士 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 的士, 老的 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 的士 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 出租車, 的士, 的 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 出租汽車 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 計程車, 他庫西 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 的士, 計程車 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 計程車, tha-khú-sih |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | tha-khú-sih |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 計程車 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 計程車, tha-khú-sih |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 計程仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 計程車 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 計程車, tha-khú-sih |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 德司 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 德司 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 的士, 計程車, 計車, 客車 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 的士 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 德司 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 的士, 出租汽車 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 差頭, 出租車 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 出租車 |

#### Derived terms

* 水上的士
* 的士佬
* 的士牌
* 的士牌照
* 空中的士
* 飛天的士／飞天的士