信杯
Chinese
letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence | drinkware; cup; glass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (信杯) | 信 | 杯 | |
| alternative forms | 信𤖯 信桮 | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
信杯
- (Quanzhou Hokkien, divination) moon blocks (divination device)
- (Quanzhou Hokkien, divination) "divine answer" (one moon block flat and the other block round)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 杯珓 (“moon blocks”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 珓, 杯珓 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 杯筊, 杯 |
| Wuhan | 珓 | |
| Chengdu | 卦 | |
| Liuzhou | 珓杯 | |
| Nantong | 珓 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 杯, 珓杯 |
| Hong Kong | 杯 | |
| Dongguan | 杯 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 珓 |
| Lichuan | 珓片, 珓 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 珓 |
| Yudu | 珓 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 珓 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 珓 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 珓 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 珓 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 珓 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 珓 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 珓 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 珓杯, 神珓仔, 神珓 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 珓杯, 杯 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 杯 |
| Quanzhou | 杯, 信杯 | |
| Zhangzhou | 杯 | |
| Shantou | 杯 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 杯 | |
| Jieyang | 杯 | |
| Leizhou | 杯殼 | |
| Haikou | 杯 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 珓子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 珓 |
| Hangzhou | 珓 | |
| Ningbo | 珓背 | |
| Wenzhou | 珓杯 | |
| Jinhua | 珓 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 卦 |