熨斗

Chinese

		an iron; to iron; reconciled an iron; to iron; reconciled; smooth	ladle-shaped object
trad. (熨斗)		熨	斗
simp. #(熨斗)		熨	斗

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yùndǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄡˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yun⁴ dou³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүнду (yündu, III-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁶ dau²
• Gan (Wiktionary): yn⁴ deu
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yun-téu
• Jin (Wiktionary): yng³ dou²
• Northern Min (KCR): ṳ̆-dě
• Eastern Min (BUC): ók^→úk-dāu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ut-táu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ug⁴ dao²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ion-teu; ⁶yon-teu; ⁵iun-teu; ⁶yun-teu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): yn⁴ dou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùndǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùndǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yün⁴-tou³
    • Yale: yùn-dǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunndoou
    • Palladius: юньдоу (junʹdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁵¹ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùndǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùndǒur
    • Wade–Giles: yün⁴-tou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: yùn-dǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunndooul
    • Palladius: юньдоур (junʹdour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁵¹ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yun⁴ dou³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wendou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn²¹³ təu⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүнду (yündu, III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yŋ⁴⁴ tou²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wan⁶ dau²
    • Yale: wahn dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁶ dau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wen⁶ deo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²² tɐu̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: yn⁴ deu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ tɛu²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yun-téu
    • Hakka Romanization System: iun deu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yun<sup>4</sup> deu<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯un⁵⁵ teu̯³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yun-téu
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iun deu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yun⁴ deu³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯un⁵⁵ teu̯³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: yng³ dou²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ỹŋ⁴⁵ təu⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳ̆-dě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²⁴ te²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ók^→úk-dāu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ tau³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-táu
    • Tâi-lô: ut-táu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: utdao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ut̚³²⁻⁵ tau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ug⁴ dao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uk táu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uk̚²⁻⁴ tau⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ion-teu; ⁶yon-teu; ⁵iun-teu; ⁶yun-teu
    • MiniDict: ion^去 teu; yon^去 teu; iuin^去 teu; yuin^去 teu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ion-teu; ³hhion-teu; ²yn-teu; ³hhyn-teu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ioŋ³³ tɤ⁴⁴/, /ɦioŋ²² tɤ⁴⁴/, /yn³³ tɤ⁴⁴/, /ɦyn²² tɤ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: yn⁴ dou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁴⁵ təu̯⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jut tuwX

Rime
Character	熨	斗
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	物 (60)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	紆物切	當口切
Baxter	'jut	tuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨut̚/	/təuX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiut̚/	/təuX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuət̚/	/təuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔut̚/	/təwX/
Li Rong	/ʔiuət̚/	/tuX/
Wang Li	/ĭuət̚/	/təuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯uət̚/	/tə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yu	dǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wat1	dau2

Noun

熨斗

1. iron (for pressing clothes)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 熨斗 (“iron (for pressing clothes)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		熨斗, 火斗, 金斗, 鈷鉧
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熨斗
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	熨斗, 熨斗兒, 烙鐵
	Taiwan	熨斗
	Chengde	烙鐵
	Chifeng	熨斗
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	烙鐵
	Heihe	熨斗
	Qiqihar	熨斗
	Harbin	熨斗兒
	Jiamusi	熨斗
	Baicheng	熨斗
	Changchun	熨斗兒
	Tonghua	熨斗
	Shenyang	熨斗
	Jinzhou	熨斗
	Singapore	燙斗
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	熨斗
	Tangshan	熨斗兒
	Cangzhou	烙鐵
	Baoding	熨斗兒
	Shijiazhuang	烙鐵
	Lijin	熨斗
	Jinan	熨斗
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	熨斗兒
	Dandong	熨斗
	Yantai	烙鐵
	Yantai (Muping)	烙鐵
	Qingdao	熨斗
	Zhucheng	熨斗, 熨斗子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	熨斗
	Lingbao	烙鐵
	Jining	熨斗
	Wanrong	烙鐵
	Linfen	烙鐵
	Shangqiu	熨斗, 烙鐵
	Yuanyang	熨斗, 熨頭
	Zhengzhou	烙鐵
	Xinyang	熨頭
	Baihe	熨斗
	Xi'an	熨斗
	Baoji	熨斗
	Tianshui	熨頭
	Xining	熨斗
	Xuzhou	熨斗
	Fuyang	熨斗
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	熨斗
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	熨斗, 烙鐵
	Lanzhou	熨斗, 烙鐵
	Dunhuang	熨斗
	Hami	烙鐵
	Ürümqi	熨斗
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	熨斗
	Nanchong	熨斗
	Dazhou	熨斗
	Hanyuan	熨斗
	Xichang	熨斗
	Zigong	熨斗
	Chongqing	熨斗
	Wuhan	熨斗, 熨頭
	Yichang	熨斗
	Xiangyang	熨斗
	Tianmen	熨斗
	Guiyang	熨斗, 烙鐵
	Zunyi	熨斗
	Bijie	熨斗
	Liping	熨斗
	Zhaotong	熨斗
	Dali	熨斗
	Kunming	熨斗
	Mengzi	熨斗
	Guilin	燙斗, 熨斗
	Liuzhou	燙斗, 熨斗
	Jishou	熨斗
	Changde	熨斗
	Hanzhong	熨斗, 熨頭
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	熨斗
	Yangzhou	熨斗
	Lianyungang	熨斗
	Lianshui	熨斗, 熨斗子
	Nantong	熨斗
	Anqing	熨斗
	Wuhu	熨斗
	Hefei	熨斗
	Hong'an	熨斗
Cantonese	Guangzhou	燙斗
	Hong Kong	燙斗
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	燙斗
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	燙斗
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	燙斗
	Taishan	燙斗
	Dongguan	燙斗
	Nanning	燙斗
	Wuzhou	燙斗
	Yulin	燙斗
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	燙斗
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	燙斗
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	燙斗
Gan	Nanchang	熨斗
	Lichuan	熨斗
	Pingxiang	熨斗, 燙斗
Hakka	Meixian	燙斗
	Dabu (Xihe)	燙斗
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	燙斗
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	燙斗
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	燙斗
	Huiyang	燙斗
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	燙斗
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	燙斗
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	燙斗
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	燙斗
	Boluo (Bendihua)	燙斗
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	燙斗
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	燙斗
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	燙斗
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	燙斗
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	燙斗
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	燙斗
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	燙斗
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	燙斗
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	燙斗
	Wengyuan	燙斗
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	燙斗
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	燙斗
	Liannan	燙斗
	Jiexi	燙斗
	Jiexi (Huizhai)	燙斗
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	熨斗
	Changting	燙斗
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	熨斗, 燙斗
	Wuping (Yanqian)	燙斗, 熨斗
	Ninghua	燙斗
	Yudu	熨斗
	Ningdu	燙斗
	Ruijin	燙斗
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	熨斗
	Dayu	燙哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	熨斗
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	熨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	熨斗
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	熨斗
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	熨斗
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	熨斗
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	熨斗
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	熨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	熨斗
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	熨斗
	Hong Kong	燙斗
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	燙斗
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	燙斗
	Xinyi (Sihe)	燙斗
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	燙斗
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	燙斗
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	燙斗
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	燙斗
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	燙斗
	Mengshan (Xihe)	燙斗
	Luchuan	燙斗
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	熨斗
	Sabah (Longchuan)	燙斗
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	燙斗
	Senai (Huiyang)	燙斗
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	燙斗
Singkawang	燙斗
Huizhou	Jixi	燙斗
	Shexian	熨斗
Jin	Taiyuan	熨斗, 烙鐵
	Yangyuan	熨斗
	Datong	烙鐵
	Xinzhou	烙鐵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	熨鐵
	Changzhi	烙鐵
	Linhe	烙鐵
	Jining	烙鐵
	Hohhot	熨斗
	Erenhot	烙鐵
	Pingshan	烙鐵
	Zhangjiakou	熨斗
	Handan	熨斗
	Linzhou	烙鐵
	Suide	熨鐵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	熨斗
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	熨斗
	Fuqing	熨斗
	Matsu	熨斗
Southern Min	Xiamen	熨斗
	Quanzhou	熨斗
	Jinjiang	熨斗
	Zhangzhou	熨斗
	Zhao'an	熨斗
	Dongshan	熨斗
	Taipei	熨斗
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	熨斗
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	熨斗
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	熨斗
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	熨斗
	Yilan	熨斗
	Yilan (Luodong)	熨斗
	Yilan (Toucheng)	熨斗
	Changhua (Lukang)	熨斗
	Changhua (Yongjing)	熨斗
	Taichung	熨斗
	Taichung (Wuqi)	熨斗
	Tainan	熨斗
	Tainan (Anping)	熨斗
	Taitung	熨斗
	Hsinchu	熨斗
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	熨斗
	Kinmen	熨斗
	Penghu (Magong)	熨斗
	Penghu (Xiyu)	熨斗
	Penang (Hokkien)	熨斗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	熨斗
	Manila (Hokkien)	熨斗
	Chaozhou	熨斗
	Shantou	熨斗
	Haifeng	燙斗
	Bangkok (Teochew)	熨斗
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	熨斗
	Leizhou	燙斗
	Haikou	燙斗
Puxian Min	Putian	熨斗
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	燙斗
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	熨斗
Wu	Shanghai	熨斗
	Shanghai (Chongming)	熨斗
	Suzhou	熨斗
	Danyang	熨斗
	Hangzhou	熨斗
	Ningbo	熨斗
	Wenzhou	燙斗
	Jinhua	燙斗
Xiang	Changsha	熨斗
	Loudi	熨斗
	Quanzhou	燙斗

Derived terms

• 電熨斗 (diànyùndǒu)

 

Descendants

• → Malay: utau
• → Cebuano: utaw
• → Mongolian: индүү (indüü)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong³ dau²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong³ dau²
    • Yale: tong dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong³ dau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong³ deo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ³³ tɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

熨斗

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 燙斗 (“iron”)

   • 為何不清洗熨斗　為何潔具亦殘舊 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     为何不清洗熨斗　为何洁具亦残旧 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2022, 林家謙 [Terence Lam], lyrics by 林夕 [Albert Leung], 《某種老朋友》 [Regression]

     wai⁶ ho⁴ bat¹ cing¹ sai² tong³ dau², wai⁶ ho⁴ git³ geoi⁶ jik⁶ caan⁴ gau⁶ [Jyutping]

     Why don't you wash the iron? Why are the cleaning utensils worn-out?

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熨	斗
のし
Hyōgai	Grade: S
jukujikun

Etymology

Cognate with 伸し (noshi, “the act of stretching; (swimming) sidestroke”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) のし [nòshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ɕi]

Noun

熨斗(のし) • (noshi) 

1. noshi, a thin strip of dried abalone or meat wrapped in folded paper, generally attached to a congratulatory gift
2. Clipping of 熨斗鮑 (noshi-awabi, “thin strips of dried abalone”).
3. Clipping of 火熨斗 (hinoshi, “a ladle shaped box iron for pressing cloth”).
4. a 紋 (“crest”) in the shape of bound together strips of abalone

Derived terms

• 熨斗鮑(のしあわび) (noshiawabi)
• 熨斗紙(のしがみ) (noshigami)
• 熨斗袋(のしぶくろ) (noshibukuro)
• 束熨斗(たばねのし) (tabanenoshi)
• 火熨斗(ひのし) (hinoshi)

Descendants

• → English: noshi

Korean

Hanja in this term
熨	斗

Noun

熨斗 • (uldu) (hangeul 울두)

1. hanja form^? of 울두