手紙
See also: 手纸
Chinese
hand; convenient; ‑er | paper | ||
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trad. (手紙) | 手 | 紙 | |
simp. (手纸) | 手 | 纸 |
Pronunciation
Noun
手紙
- toilet paper
- 我在宿舍裡翻箱倒櫃地找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎo dào gébì sùshè qù le. [Pinyin]
- I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.
我在宿舍里翻箱倒柜地找手纸。最后还是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 手紙 (“toilet paper”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
Taiwan | 衛生紙 | |
Tianjin | 草紙 | |
Langfang | 擦屁股紙 | |
Tangshan | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Cangzhou | 手紙, 擦腚紙 | |
Baoding | 手紙, 草紙 | |
Shijiazhuang | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Daming | 擦包紙 | |
Chifeng | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Harbin | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Shenyang | 手紙 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 揩腚紙, 手紙 | |
Qingdao | 手紙 | |
Jinan | 擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated | |
Luoyang | 解手紙, 擦包紙 | |
Wanrong | 擦溝子紙, 衛生紙 | |
Zhengzhou | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Xi'an | 手紙, 草紙, 擦溝子紙 | |
Yinchuan | 草紙, 擦屁股紙, 擦溝子紙 | |
Lanzhou | 擦溝子的紙, 衛生紙, 手紙, 草紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Xining | 草紙 | |
Ürümqi | 手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙 | |
Wuhan | 解手紙, 草紙 | |
Chengdu | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙 | |
Chongqing | 草紙 | |
Guiyang | 手紙, 揩屁股紙, 草紙 | |
Kunming | 土紙, 草紙, 揩屁股紙, 手紙 | |
Guilin | 手紙, 草紙 dated | |
Liuzhou | 解手紙 | |
Nanning (Wuming) | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 抹屎紙, 屙屎紙 | |
Xuzhou | 草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙 | |
Yangzhou | 草紙 | |
Nanjing | 草紙, 手紙 | |
Hefei | 草紙, 衛生紙 | |
Nantong | 草紙 | |
Singapore | 衛生紙 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 草紙 |
Hong Kong | 廁紙, 草紙 dated | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 抿屎紙 | |
Macau | 廁紙, 草紙 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 草紙 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 草紙 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 草紙 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 草紙 | |
Foshan | 草紙 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 草紙 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 草紙 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 草紙 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 草紙 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 草紙 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 草紙 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 草紙 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 草紙 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 草紙 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 草紙 | |
Taishan | 草紙 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 草紙 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 草紙 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 草紙 | |
Dongguan | 抿屎紙, 草紙 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 草紙 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 摒屎紙, 草紙 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 草紙 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 草紙 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 草紙 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 草紙 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 草紙 | |
Yudu | 揩屎紙 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草紙 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草紙 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草紙 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草紙 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草紙 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草紙 | |
Huizhou | Shexian | 草紙 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 草紙, 汧屁股紙 |
Xinzhou | 擦㞘子紙 | |
Linhe | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 | |
Jining | 手紙 | |
Hohhot | 擦屁股紙, 衛生紙 | |
Zhangjiakou | 手紙 | |
Handan | 草紙 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 草紙 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
Quanzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 | |
Zhangzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 | |
Kaohsiung | 衛生紙, 塗紙 | |
Yilan | 放屎紙 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 衛生紙 | |
Taichung | 衛生紙 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 衛生紙 | |
Tainan | 綿仔紙, 塗紙 | |
Taitung | 綿仔紙 | |
Hsinchu | 衛生紙, 粗紙 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 衛生紙 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 粗紙, 馬口紙, 染蠻紙 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 廁紙, 礐廁紙 | |
Shantou | 草紙 | |
Leizhou | 草紙, 擼尻川紙 | |
Wenchang | 手紙 | |
Haikou | 放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙 | |
Min Zhong | Yanping (Wangtai) | 紙 |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 草紙 |
Wu | Shanghai | 草紙, 飛機票 humorous, 粗紙 dated |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 草紙 | |
Suzhou | 草紙 | |
Danyang | 草紙, 大便紙 | |
Hangzhou | 毛紙, 草紙 | |
Ningbo | 草紙 | |
Wenzhou | 草紙 | |
Jinhua | 草紙 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 解手紙 |
Loudi | 解手紙, 刮屁股紙 |
See also
- 面巾紙/面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ)
- 紙巾/纸巾 (zhǐjīn)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 紙 |
て Grade: 1 | かみ > がみ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology 1
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙/手纸.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) てがみ [tègámí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [te̞ɡa̠mʲi]
Noun
手紙 • (tegami)
- a letter, epistle (written message or note)
- (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
- Synonym: 半切り紙 (hankirigami)
Descendants
- → Amis: tikami
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 紙 |
て Grade: 1 | かみ > がん Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi | irregular |
/teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/
Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [te̞ɡã̠ɴ]
Noun
手紙 • (tegan)
- (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN