| swear off; warn against | a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (戒尺) | 戒 | 尺 | |
| simp. #(戒尺) | 戒 | 尺 | |
| alternative forms | 界尺 | ||
戒尺
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 戒尺, 戒方, 手板 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 戒尺, 板子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 戒尺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 戒尺 |
| Xi'an | 板子 | |
| Xining | 戒尺, 板子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 板子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 戒尺 |
| Guiyang | 板子 | |
| Liuzhou | 戒方, 戒板 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 戒尺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 戒方 |
| Dongguan | 戒尺 thin, 戒方 thick | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 戒尺 |
| Yudu | 板子 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 戒尺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 手板子, 板子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 戒尺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 戒尺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 手板尺, 戒尺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 戒尺 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 戒尺 | |
| Suzhou | 戒尺 | |
| Danyang | 戒尺 | |
| Hangzhou | 戒尺 | |
| Wenzhou | 戒方兒, 戒敲兒 | |
| Jinhua | 戒方, 戒尺 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 戒尺 |
| Loudi | 戒尺 | |