亏得 (kuī de) — (adv.) fortunately, luckily (genuine thanks); (adv.) thanks to (ironic, indicating the opposite: that someone or something caused a problem)
Definition
亏得 is an adverb that can mean either genuine gratitude ('fortunately, luckily, thanks to') or, in a different tone, sarcastic blame for someone causing a problem — context and intonation tell them apart.
adverb
(adv.) fortunatelyluckily (genuine thanks)(adv.) thanks to (ironic, indicating the opposite: that someone or something caused a problem)
Examples
- 亏得，。kuī de Nǐ tí xǐng wǒ, bù rán wǒ jiù wàng le.Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have forgotten.
- 亏得，。kuī de Tā nà me dà shēng, bǎ suǒ yǒu rén dōu chǎo xǐng le.Thanks to him being so loud, he woke everyone up. (ironic)
- 亏得，。kuī de Dài le sǎn, bù rán jiù lín shī le.Fortunately I brought an umbrella, otherwise I would have gotten wet.
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