塌字

Chinese

		collapse	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (塌字)		塌	字
simp. #(塌字)		塌	字

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thap-lī / thap-jī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thap-lī
    • Tâi-lô: thap-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tapli
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thap-jī
    • Tâi-lô: thap-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tapji
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

Noun

塌字

1. (Southern Min) words added in verses (to improve a literary composition)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 襯字 (“character inserted into a line of verse or lyrics for balance”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		襯字
Mandarin	Taiwan	襯字
Cantonese	Hong Kong	襯字, 孭仔字, 擸字
Southern Min	Xiamen	塌字, 曲屎
	Quanzhou	塌字, 曲屎
	Zhangzhou	塌字, 曲屎

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lap-jī

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lap-jī
    • Tâi-lô: lap-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lapji
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lap̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

Noun

塌字

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) intagliated characters or designs

Synonyms

• 陰文／阴文 (yīnwén)
• (Hokkien) 凹字

Antonyms

• 陽文／阳文 (yángwén)
• (Hokkien) 浮花, 浮字