凡士林

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(凡士林) 		凡 士 林

Etymology

Borrowed from English vaseline, via Shanghainese.

Pronunciation

Note: fân-sṳ́-lîn - from Mandarin.

Noun

凡士林

  1. vaseline; petroleum jelly

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 凡士林 (“vaseline; petroleum jelly”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 凡士林, 礦脂
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 凡士林
Cantonese Guangzhou 花士令
Hong Kong 花士令
Dongguan 花士令
Gan Nanchang 凡士林
Hakka Meixian 花士林, 花凡士
Xingning 花士林
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 凡士林
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 凡士林
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 凡士林
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 凡士林
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 凡士林
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 凡士林
Southern Min Xiamen 凡士林, 礦脂
Wu Shanghai 凡士林
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