鐵筷子
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Chinese
[edit]iron | chopsticks | ||
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trad. (鐵筷子) | 鐵 | 筷子 | |
simp. (铁筷子) | 铁 | 筷子 |
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Etymology
[edit]鐵/铁 (tiě, “iron”) + 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopstick”). From the tough, rigid and iron-colored stems.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiěkuàizi̊h
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3-kʻuai4-tzŭ5
- Yale: tyě-kwài-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieekuay.tzy
- Palladius: текуайцзы (tekuajczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tit3 faai3 zi2
- Yale: tit faai jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tit8 faai3 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: tid3 fai3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːt̚³ faːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]鐵筷子