刺字

刺字

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (刺字)		刺	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cìzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄗˋ

• Min Nan (POJ): chhiah-lī / chhiah-jī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cìzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìhzìh
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: tsz̀-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhtzyh
    • Palladius: цыцзы (cyczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiah-lī
    • Tâi-lô: tshiah-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiahli
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰia(ʔ)⁵ li⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiah-jī
    • Tâi-lô: tshiah-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiahji
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ʑi³³/

Verb

刺字

1. (archaic) to tattoo the face (as punishment)
2. (Min Nan) to tattoo

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		紋身, 刺青
Mandarin	Taiwan	紋身, 刺青
	Singapore	紋身
Cantonese	Hong Kong	紋身
Gan	Lichuan	紋身
Min Nan	Xiamen	刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身
	Quanzhou	刺字, 紋身
	Zhangzhou	紋身
	Tainan	刺字, 刺龍, 刺鳳, 紋身