襯字

Chinese

		to assist; to contrast	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (襯字)		襯	字
simp. (衬字)		衬	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chènzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chènzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chènzìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: chèn-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenntzyh
    • Palladius: чэньцзы (čɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can³ zi⁶
    • Yale: chan jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen³ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ t͡siː²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 襯字

1. (poetry) character inserted into a line of verse (especially in qu) or lyrics for balance

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 曲屎