插蘇

See also: 插苏

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	phonetic
trad. (插蘇)		插	蘇
simp. (插苏)		插	苏

Etymology

蘇／苏 (sou1) is from English socket.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caap³ sou¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caap³ sou¹
    • Yale: chaap sōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaap⁸ sou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cab³ sou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːp̚³ sou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

插蘇 (Cantonese)

1. electrical socket

   插蘇鼻／插苏鼻 [Cantonese]  ―  caap³ sou¹ bei⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  (figurative) nose with large nostrils

2. electrical plug

Synonyms

• (socket):

Dialectal synonyms of 插座 (“power outlet; socket”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		插座
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	插座
	Singapore	插座
Cantonese	Guangzhou	插蘇
	Hong Kong	插蘇, 插蘇位, 蘇位, 插座
	Taishan	插座
Southern Min	Xiamen	插座
	Quanzhou	插座
	Zhangzhou	插座
Wu	Shanghai	樸落, 插樸

• (plug):

Dialectal synonyms of 插頭 (“electric plug”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		插頭, 插銷
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	插頭
	Singapore	插頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	插頭, 插蘇頭, 插蘇
	Hong Kong	插頭, 插蘇頭, 插蘇, 蘇頭
	Dongguan	插蘇
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	插頭
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	插頭
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	插頭
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	插頭
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	插頭
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	插頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	插頭
	Quanzhou	插頭
	Zhangzhou	插頭
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	插頭
	Kaohsiung	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	插頭
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	插頭
	Yilan (Toucheng)	插頭
	Tainan (Anping)	插頭
	Penghu (Xiyu)	插頭
	Manila (Hokkien)	插頭
Wu	Shanghai	插頭, 插樸, 樸落

Derived terms

• 插蘇位／插苏位
• 插蘇座／插苏座
• 插蘇腳／插苏脚
• 插蘇頭／插苏头
• 插蘇鼻／插苏鼻
• 萬能插蘇／万能插苏