葉書
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Chinese
| leaf; page | book; letter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (葉書) | 葉 | 書 | |
| simp. (叶书) | 叶 | 书 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 葉書 (hagaki).
Pronunciation
Noun
葉書
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 明信片 (“postcard”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 明信片, 郵片 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 明信片兒 |
| Taiwan | 明信片 | |
| Guilin | 明信片 | |
| Xuzhou | 明信片兒 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 甫士咭, 信咭 |
| Hong Kong | 明信片, 甫士咭 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 明信片 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 明信片 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 明信片 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 明信片 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 明信片 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 明信片 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 明信片 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 明信片 |
| Tainan | 明信片 | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 葉 | 書 |
| は Grade: 3 |
か(き) > が(き) Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 郵便葉書 (yūbin hagaki): postal service postcard
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 葉 | 書 |