ui-di

== Macanese == === Alternative forms === ui di, ui-de, uí-di === Etymology === ui derives from Portuguese ui (“interjection commenting on a close call”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuj.di/ === Adverb === ui-di very, extremely, such a Synonym: (not as strong) muto ui-di fácil fazê ― very easy to do comizaina ui-di sabroso ― very tasty food Uí-di sim! ― Very good! (literally, “Very yes!”) ==== Usage notes ==== ui is rarely used outside of this term. May be used to describe a degree greater than muto. === References === https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#u Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “ui”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 76