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tai ji

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Singapore[ˈt˭aɪ˩ t͡s˭iː˩]

tai ji noun: one's business or responsibility. More often than not, used in a dismissive manner.

Noun

tai ji (uncountable)

  1. (Singlish, usually) One's business or responsibility. More often than not, used in a dismissive manner.
    • Not my tai ji.
    • One of the uncles who had restrained the man then approached James, who said: "Never mind, you siam lah. Not your daiji ['business' in Hokkien]."2018 June 7, Cherlynn Ng, “Man beaten unconscious for stopping alleged groping now gets scolded vulgarities for filming guy”, in stomp.straitstimes.com, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2018
  2. (Singlish, uncommon) Problem, matters (some issue or responsibility that is an inconvenience to the one involved).
    • Ah well... 7.5 year old car, let sleeping dogs lie. If got daiji again then see how lol.2022 July 24, Lala81, “Grinding racket”, in mycarforum.com

Forms of tai ji

alternative formtaiji
alternative formdai ji
alternative formdaiji

Origin of tai ji

From Hokkien 代誌 /代志 (tāi-chì, “affair, matter, (abstract) thing”).

Questions about tai ji

What does tai ji mean?
Tai ji means one's business or responsibility. More often than not, used in a dismissive manner.
What part of speech is tai ji?
Tai ji is a noun.
How do you pronounce tai ji?
Tai ji is pronounced [ˈt˭aɪ˩ t͡s˭iː˩] (Singapore).

Words near tai ji in the dictionary

  1. tai chi chuans
  2. tai chis
  3. Tai Dam
  4. Tai Hang
  5. Tai Hu
  6. tai ji
  7. Tai Kok Tsui
  8. Tai Laing
  9. Tai Lake
  10. Tai Long
  11. Tai Long Wan

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