謝謝

See also: 谢谢

Chinese

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	to decline; to thank; gratitude	to decline; to thank; gratitude
trad. (謝謝)	謝	謝
simp. (谢谢)	谢	谢
alternative forms	蟹蟹 humorous

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xièxie

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xie⁴ xie⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze⁶ ze⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhia-chhia

(Meixian, Guangdong): qia⁴ qia⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): xie³ xie^3-2
Eastern Min (BUC): siâ-siâ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siā-siā / siā-liā
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶zhia-zhia / ²zia₆-zia₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xièxie
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sièsie̊
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-hsieh⁵
  - Yale: syè-sye
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieh.shie
  - Palladius: сесе (sese)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xie⁴ xie⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiexie
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛ²¹³ ɕiɛ²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze⁶ ze⁶
  - Yale: jeh jeh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze⁶ dze⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé⁶ zé⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː²² t͡sɛː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhia-chhia
  - Hakka Romanization System: qia qia
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qia⁴ qia⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qia⁴ qia⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰia⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xie³ xie^3-2
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕie⁴⁵ ɕie⁴⁵⁻⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siâ-siâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sia²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(s-)liɑ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-siā
  - Tâi-lô: siā-siā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxsia
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁴¹⁻²² sia⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia³³⁻²¹ sia³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sia²²⁻²¹ sia²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sia³³⁻¹¹ sia³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-liā
  - Tâi-lô: siā-liā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxlia
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sia³³⁻¹¹ lia³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia³³⁻²¹ lia³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhia-zhia
  - MiniDict: zhia^去 zhia
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxia-xxia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑia²² ʑia⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²zia₆-zia₆
  - MiniDict: zia^去 zia^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ziɑ²² ziɑ³³/

Interjection

謝謝

thanks; thank you
這次你幫了大忙，謝謝！ [MSC, trad.]
这次你帮了大忙，谢谢！ [MSC, simp.]
Zhècì nǐ bāng le dà máng, xièxie! [Pinyin]
You've been a great help this time, thank you!

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 謝謝 (“thank you”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		有勞, 感謝, 感恩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		謝謝, 多謝
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	謝謝
	Taiwan	謝謝
	Malaysia	謝謝
	Singapore	謝謝
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	多謝, рахмат
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	謝謝, 感謝
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔該 †, 多謝 §
	Hong Kong	唔該 †, 多謝 §, thank you
	Taishan	唔該 †, 多謝 §
	Yangjiang	無該, 多謝
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唔該 †, 多謝 §
	Penang (Guangfu)	唔該 †, 多謝 §
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唔該 †, 多謝 §
Gan	Nanchang	多謝
Hakka	Meixian	多謝, 恁仔細 §
	Xingning	多謝
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	恁仔細
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	恁仔細
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	恁仔細
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	承蒙, 恁仔細
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	承蒙
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	承蒙
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	承蒙
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	承蒙你, 恁仔細, 感謝, 多謝
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	承蒙你, 恁仔細, 感謝, 多謝
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	多謝
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	多謝
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	多謝
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	感謝, 多謝, 承蒙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	勞瀝, 恁勞瀝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	承蒙, 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 勞力, 阿里加多
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	感謝
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	勞力, 阿里加多
	Hong Kong	多謝
	Kuala Lumpur (Huiyang)	唔該, 多謝
	Kuching (Hepo)	感謝
	Singapore (Dabu)	多謝
Jin	Taiyuan	謝謝
Northern Min	Jian'ou	多謝
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	謝謝, 起動
	Fuqing	多謝
	Matsu	謝謝, 多謝
	Singapore (Fuqing)	謝謝, 起動
Southern Min	Xiamen	感謝, 多謝, 費神, 勞力
	Quanzhou	道謝, 感謝, 費神, 勞力
	Zhangzhou	多謝, 費神, 勞力
	Zhao'an	多謝, 感謝
	Taipei	多謝, 勞力, 費神
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	勞力, 多謝, 阿里加多
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	勞力
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	勞力
	Kaohsiung	多謝, 勞力, 費神, 感恩
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	勞力, 多謝, 感恩
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	勞力, 謝謝, 感恩
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	勞力, 多謝, 感恩
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	勞力, 多謝, 感恩
	Yilan	多謝, 勞力, 感恩
	Yilan (Luodong)	勞力, 多謝, 感恩
	Yilan (Toucheng)	勞力, 多謝
	Changhua (Lukang)	多謝, 勞力
	Taichung	勞力, 多謝
	Tainan	多謝, 勞力, 感恩
	Tainan (Anping)	勞力, 多謝, 感恩
	Hsinchu	勞力, 多謝
	Kinmen	勞力, 多謝
	Penghu (Magong)	勞力, 多謝
	Penghu (Xiyu)	勞力, 多謝
	Penang (Hokkien)	感謝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	感謝, 費神, 多謝
	Manila (Hokkien)	多謝, 感謝
	Medan (Hokkien)	感謝
	Chaozhou	㩼謝
	Shantou	㩼謝
	Jieyang	㩼謝
	Haifeng	感謝
	Bangkok (Teochew)	㩼謝
	Singapore (Teochew)	㩼謝, 感謝
	Leizhou	無該
	Wenchang	無該, 謝謝
	Haikou	無該, 謝謝
	Singapore (Hainanese)	無該
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	唔該 †, 多謝 §
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	唔該, 多謝
Wu	Shanghai	謝謝, 謝謝儂, 多謝
	Ningbo	謝謝儂, 交關感謝
	Wenzhou	謝謝你
Xiang	Changsha	多謝
Note	† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift

Verb

謝謝

to thank
請替我謝謝她。／请替我谢谢她。 ― Qǐng tì wǒ xièxie tā. ― Please thank her for me.

謝謝你的好意！／谢谢你的好意！ ― Xièxie nǐ de hǎoyì! ― Thank you for your kindness!

謝謝你的祝福！／谢谢你的祝福！ ― Xièxiè nǐ de zhùfú! ― Thank you for your blessing!

還活著，謝謝問候。 [MSC, trad.]
还活着，谢谢问候。 [MSC, simp.]
Hái huó zhe, xièxie wènhòu. [Pinyin]
Still living, thanks for asking.
- 2004, “世上只有 [Only You in the World]”, 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong] (lyrics), 陳光榮 [Punk Chan] (music)‎^[1]performed by 容祖兒 [Joey Yung]:
  
  謝謝你的關顧　與及無償的愛護 [Cantonese, trad.]
  谢谢你的关顾　与及无偿的爱护 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ze⁶ ze⁶ nei⁵ dik¹ gwaan¹ gu³, jyu⁵ kap⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴ dik¹ oi³ wu⁶ [Jyutping]
  thank you for your care and selfless love

Synonyms

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多謝 / 多谢 (duōxiè)
感恩 (gǎn'ēn)
感激 (gǎnjī)
感謝 / 感谢 (gǎnxiè)
知感 (Dungan, chiefly religion)

Descendants

→ English: xiexie
→ Japanese: 謝謝 (shieshie), 謝謝 (sheishei)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
謝	謝
しえ Grade: 5	しえ Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative spelling
謝々 (uncommon)

Kanji in this term
謝	謝
しぇい Grade: 5	しぇい Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative spelling
謝々 (uncommon)

Etymology

From modern Mandarin 謝謝／谢谢 (xièxie, “thank you”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕie̞ɕie̞]
(Tokyo) シエシエ [shíꜜèshìè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]

IPA^(key): [ɕe̞ːɕe̞ː]
(Tokyo) シェーシェー [shéꜜèshèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]

Interjection

謝謝(シエシエ) or 謝謝(シェイシェイ) • (shieshie or sheishei)

(informal, rare) thanks, thank you (in a Chinese context)
- 2020 January 27, 沢井メグ, “【新型肺炎】日本の企業が中国へマスク100万個を送付と話題！迅速な支援に中国ネットで感動の嵐 / 送り主はイトーヨーカドー！詳細を広報に聞いた”, in ロケットニュース24‎^[2]:
  
  「謝謝(シエシエ)日本(にほん)！」
  「日本(にほん)だってマスクは必要(ひつよう)なのに。本当(ほんとう)にありがとう！」
  […]
  “Shieshie Nihon!”
  “Nihon datte masuku wa hitsuyō na no ni. Hontō ni arigatō!”
  […]
  "Xiexie Japan!"
  "Even though Japan also needs masks, yet [they sent us masks]. Thank you so much!"
  […]

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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