| a bow (weapon) | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弓仔) |
弓 | 仔 | |
弓仔
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彈簧 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 弓子 |
| Taiwan | 彈簧 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 彈弓, 彈簧 |
| Hong Kong | 彈弓 | |
| Taishan | 彈弓 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 彈弓 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 彈簧 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 彈簧 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 彈簧 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 彈簧 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 彈簧 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 彈簧 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 弓仔 |
| Quanzhou | 弓仔 | |
| Zhangzhou | 弓仔 | |
| Taipei | 弓仔, su-pú-lín-guh | |
| Kaohsiung | 弓仔, su-pú-lín-guh | |
| Tainan | 弓仔, su-pú-lín-guh | |
| Shantou | 彈簧 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 彈簧 |