插樸

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	phonetic
trad. (插樸)		插	樸
simp. (插朴)		插	朴

Etymology

樸／朴 is shortened form of 樸落／朴落 (phoq loq), which is borrowed from English plug.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷tshaq-phoq

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁷tshaq-phoq
    • MiniDict: tshah^入 phoh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tshaq-phoq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰaʔ³³ pʰoʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

插樸

1. (Wu) plug (of electrical devices)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 插頭 (“electric plug”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		插頭, 插銷
Mandarin	Taiwan	插頭
	Singapore	插頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	插頭, 插蘇頭, 插蘇
	Hong Kong	插頭, 插蘇頭, 插蘇, 蘇頭
	Dongguan	插蘇
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	插頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	插頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	插頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	插頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	插頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	插頭
	Quanzhou	插頭
	Zhangzhou	插頭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	插頭
	Kaohsiung	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	插頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	插頭
	Tainan (Anping)	插頭
	Penghu (Xiyu)	插頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	插頭
Wu	Shanghai	插頭, 插樸, 樸落