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Chinese
close to; to cut; to slice
hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (切手
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Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 切手( きって ) ( kitte ) .
Pronunciation
Note : khit-té - from Japanese pronunciation.
Note : khit-teh - from Japanese pronunciation.
Noun 切手
( Taiwanese Hakka , Taiwanese Hokkien ) postage stamp
Synonyms Dialectal synonyms of
郵票 (“postage stamp”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
郵票
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
郵票
Taiwan
郵票
Singapore
郵票
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
郵票
Central Plains Mandarin
Wanrong
郵票
Xi'an
郵票
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
郵票 郵花兒
Wuhan
郵花 郵票 印花
Guiyang
郵票 郵花
Guilin
郵票
Dagudi (Maliba)
郵票
Reshuitang (Longling)
郵票
Mae Salong (Lancang)
郵票
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
郵票
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
郵票
Hefei
郵票
Cantonese
Guangzhou
郵票 士擔 dated
Hong Kong
郵票 士擔 dated
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
士擔
Taishan
郵票 士擔
Rongxian
郵票
Hepu (Lianzhou)
郵票
Hepu (Shatian)
郵票
Beihai
郵票
Beihai (Nankang)
郵票
Beihai (Yingpan)
郵票
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
郵票 士擔
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
郵票 士擔
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
郵票
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
郵票 stamp 士膽 dated 公仔頭 dated
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
郵票
Móng Cái
郵票 士擔
Yangon (Taishan)
郵票
Bangkok (Guangfu)
郵票
Betong (Rongxian)
郵票 士擔
Gan
Nanchang
郵票
Lichuan
郵票
Hakka
Meixian
郵票
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
郵票 切手
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
郵票 切手
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
郵票 切手
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
郵票 切手
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
郵票 切手
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
郵票 切手
Hong Kong
郵票
Senai (Huiyang)
郵票
Jin
Taiyuan
郵票
Northern Min
Jian'ou
郵票
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
郵票
Southern Min
Xiamen
郵票
Quanzhou
郵票
Zhangzhou
郵票
Taipei
郵票
New Taipei (Sanxia)
郵票
Kaohsiung
郵票
Yilan
郵票
Changhua (Lukang)
花仔紙 郵票
Taichung
郵票
Tainan
尪仔頭 郵票
Hsinchu
郵票 切手
Kinmen
郵票
Penghu (Magong)
郵票
Penang (Hokkien)
stamp
Chaozhou
郵票
Shantou
郵票
Jieyang
郵票
Bangkok (Teochew)
郵票
Chiang Mai (Teochew)
郵票
Hat Yai (Teochew)
郵票
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
郵票
Singapore (Teochew)
郵票
Pontianak (Teochew)
郵票
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
郵票
Wu
Shanghai
郵票
Suzhou
郵票 龍頭
Wenzhou
郵票
Xiang
Changsha
郵花 郵票
Shuangfeng
郵花 郵票
References
Japanese
Etymology 1 From 切( きっ ) 符( ぷ ) ( kippu “ a ticket used for public transport ” ) + 手( て ) 形( がた ) ( tegata “ commercial paper ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun 切( きっ ) 手( て ) • (kitte
a stamp ; a substitute for postage stuck to the postcard
Derived terms
Derived terms
切( きっ ) 手( て ) 帳( ちょう ) ( kittechō “ stamp album; stamp booklet ” ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) 集( あつ ) め( kitteatsume “ stamp collecting ” ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) 収( しゅう ) 集( しゅう ) ( kitte shūshū “ philately, stamp collecting ” ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) 収( しゅう ) 集( しゅう ) 家( か ) ( kitte shūshūka “ philatelist, stamp collector ” ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) を溜( た ) める( kitte o tameru “ to collect stamps ” ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( kogitte “ cheque ” ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) 外交( がいこう ) ( kogitte gaikō “ chequebook diplomacy ” ) 記( き ) 念( ねん ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) ( kinen kitte “ special issue stamp ” ) 商( しょう ) 品( ひん ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) ( shōhin kitte “ merchandise certificate ” ) 郵( ゆう ) 便( びん ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) ( yūbin kitte “ postage stamp ” ) 偽( ぎ ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( gikogitte “ counterfeit cheque, bad paper ” ) 送( そう ) 金( きん ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( sōkin kogitte “ cashier's cheque, demand draft ” ) 保( ほ ) 証( しょう ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( hoshō kogitte “ certified cheque ” ) 旅( りょ ) 行( こう ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( ryokō kogitte “ traveler's cheque ” ) 使( し ) 用( よう ) 済( ず ) み切( きっ ) 手( て ) ( shiyōzumi kitte “ used stamps ” ) 国( こく ) 際( さい ) 返( へん ) 信( しん ) 切( きっ ) 手( て ) 券( けん ) ( kokusai henshin kitte-ken “ international reply-paid coupon ” ) 不( ふ ) 渡( わた ) り小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( fuwatari kogitte “ dishonored cheque ” ) 旅( りょ ) 行( こう ) 者( しゃ ) 用( よう ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( ryokōsha-yō kogitte “ traveler's cheque ” ) 給( きゅう ) 料( りょう ) 支( し ) 払( はらい ) 小( こ ) 切( ぎっ ) 手( て ) ( kyūryō shiharai kogitte “ paycheque ” )
Descendants → Chinese:
Hakka:切手 khit-té ( Taiwan )
Hokkien:切手 khit-teh ( Taiwan )
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 切手 – see the following entry.
(This term, 切手 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References