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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
手紙
- toilet paper
我在宿舍裡翻箱倒櫃地找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, trad.]
我在宿舍里翻箱倒柜地找手纸。最后还是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎo dào gébì sùshè qù le.
- I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
手紙 (“toilet paper”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Taiwan
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衛生紙
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| Langfang
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擦屁股紙
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| Chifeng
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Harbin
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Shenyang
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手紙
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| Singapore
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衛生紙, 廁紙
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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草紙
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| Tangshan
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Cangzhou
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手紙, 擦腚紙
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| Baoding
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手紙, 草紙
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| Shijiazhuang
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手紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Jinan
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擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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揩腚紙, 手紙
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| Qingdao
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手紙
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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解手紙, 擦包紙
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| Daming
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擦包紙
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| Wanrong
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擦溝子紙, 衛生紙
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| Zhengzhou
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草紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Xi'an
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手紙, 草紙, 擦溝子紙
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| Xining
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草紙
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| Xuzhou
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草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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草紙, 擦屁股紙, 擦溝子紙
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| Lanzhou
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擦溝子的紙, 衛生紙, 手紙, 草紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Ürümqi
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手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙
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| Chongqing
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草紙
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| Wuhan
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解手紙, 草紙
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| Guiyang
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手紙, 揩屁股紙, 草紙
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| Kunming
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土紙, 草紙, 揩屁股紙, 手紙
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| Guilin
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手紙, 草紙 dated
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| Liuzhou
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解手紙
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 抹屎紙, 屙屎紙
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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草紙, 手紙
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| Yangzhou
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草紙
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| Nantong
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草紙
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| Hefei
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草紙, 衛生紙
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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草紙
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| Hong Kong
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廁紙, 草紙 dated
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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抿屎紙
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| Macau
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廁紙, 草紙
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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草紙
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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草紙
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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草紙
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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草紙
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| Foshan
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草紙
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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草紙
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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草紙
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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草紙
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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草紙
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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草紙
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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草紙
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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草紙
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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草紙
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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草紙
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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草紙
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| Taishan
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草紙
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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草紙
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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草紙
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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草紙
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| Dongguan
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抿屎紙, 草紙
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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草紙
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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摒屎紙, 草紙
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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草紙
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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草紙
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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草紙
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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草紙
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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草紙
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| Yudu
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揩屎紙
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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草紙
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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草紙
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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草紙
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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草紙
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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草紙
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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草紙
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| Huizhou
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Shexian
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草紙
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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草紙, 汧屁股紙
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| Xinzhou
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擦㞘子紙
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| Linhe
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草紙, 擦屁股紙
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| Jining
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手紙
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| Hohhot
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擦屁股紙, 衛生紙
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| Zhangjiakou
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手紙
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| Handan
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草紙
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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草紙
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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粗紙, 紙巾
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| Quanzhou
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粗紙, 紙巾
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| Zhangzhou
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粗紙, 紙巾
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| Kaohsiung
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衛生紙, 塗紙
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| Yilan
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放屎紙
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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衛生紙
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| Taichung
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衛生紙
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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衛生紙
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| Tainan
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綿仔紙, 塗紙
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| Taitung
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綿仔紙
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| Hsinchu
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衛生紙, 粗紙
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| Penghu (Magong)
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衛生紙
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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粗紙, 馬口紙, 染蠻紙
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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廁紙, 礐廁紙
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| Shantou
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草紙
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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放屎紙
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| Leizhou
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草紙, 擼尻川紙
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| Wenchang
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手紙
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| Haikou
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放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙
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| Central Min
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Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
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紙
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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紙巾, 草紙
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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草紙, 飛機票 humorous, 粗紙 dated
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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草紙
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| Suzhou
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草紙
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| Danyang
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草紙, 大便紙
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| Hangzhou
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毛紙, 草紙
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| Ningbo
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草紙
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| Wenzhou
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草紙
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| Jinhua
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草紙
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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解手紙
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| Loudi
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解手紙, 刮屁股紙
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See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ).
Pronunciation
Noun
手紙 • (tegami)
- a letter, epistle (written message or note)
- (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
- Synonym: 半切り紙 (hankirigami)
Descendants
Etymology 2
/teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/
Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal.
Pronunciation
Noun
手紙 • (tegan)
- (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN