衛生紙

See also: 衞生紙 and 卫生纸

Chinese

		hygiene; sanitation; health hygiene; sanitation; health; healthcare	paper
trad. (衛生紙/衞生紙)		衛生/衞生	紙
simp. (卫生纸)		卫生	纸
Literally: “hygiene paper”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wèishēngzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wei⁴ sen¹ zi³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ sang¹ zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-sên-chṳ́
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ōe-seng-chóa / ūi-seng-chóa / ōe-sng-chóa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèishēngzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèishengjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shêng¹-chih³
    • Yale: wèi-shēng-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshengjyy
    • Palladius: вэйшэнчжи (vɛjšɛnčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: wei⁴ sen¹ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uisenz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei²¹³ sən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ sang¹ zi²
    • Yale: waih sāng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ sang¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ seng¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-sên-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi sen´ zii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ sen¹ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ sen²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng-chóa
    • Tâi-lô: uē-sing-tsuá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oexsengzoar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-seng-chóa
    • Tâi-lô: uī-sing-tsuá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uixsengzoar
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-sng-chóa
    • Tâi-lô: uē-sng-tsuá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oexsngzoar
    • IPA (Philippines): /ue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

衛生紙

1. toilet paper (Classifier: 張／张; 包; 捲／卷)
2. (Philippine Hokkien) sanitary napkin; menstrual pad

Synonyms

• 廁紙／厕纸 (cèzhǐ)
• 手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 手紙 (“toilet paper”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	手紙, 擦屁股紙
	Taiwan	衛生紙
	Langfang	擦屁股紙
	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
	Singapore	衛生紙, 廁紙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	草紙
	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
	Jinan	擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	揩腚紙, 手紙
	Qingdao	手紙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	解手紙, 擦包紙
	Daming	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
	Xining	草紙
	Xuzhou	草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙
Lanyin Mandarin	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
	Ürümqi	手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙
	Chongqing	草紙
	Wuhan	解手紙, 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
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	草紙, 手紙
	Yangzhou	草紙
	Nantong	草紙
	Hefei	草紙, 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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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
Northern Min	Jian'ou	草紙
Southern Min	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
	Singapore (Teochew)	放屎紙
	Leizhou	草紙, 擼尻川紙
	Wenchang	手紙
	Haikou	放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	紙
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	紙巾, 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)

Further reading

• “Entry #11394”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.