格尺

Chinese

		frame; rule	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (格尺)		格	尺
simp. #(格尺)		格	尺

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keh-chhioh / keeh-chhioh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keh-chhioh
    • Tâi-lô: keh-tshioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kehchioiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ke(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰioʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keeh-chhioh
    • Tâi-lô: keeh-tshioh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

Noun

格尺

1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) ungraduated ruler
2. (Jinjiang Hokkien) rule; ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Synonyms

• (ungraduated ruler): 界尺 (jièchǐ)
• (rule):

• 尺
• 尺子 (chǐzi)
• 捲尺／卷尺 (juǎnchǐ) (tape measure)
• 皮尺 (píchǐ) (tape measure)
• 直尺 (zhíchǐ) (straight ruler)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 尺子 (“ruler”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尺, 尺子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尺
	Taiwan	尺
	Harbin	尺
	Singapore	尺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	尺
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	尺子
	Wanrong	尺
	Xi'an	尺子
	Xining	尺子
	Xuzhou	尺子
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	尺子
	Ürümqi	尺子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	尺, 尺子, 尺片兒
	Wuhan	尺
	Guiyang	尺子
	Liuzhou	尺子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	尺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	間尺
	Hong Kong	間尺, 尺
	Taishan	間尺, 尺
	Dongguan	尺
Gan	Nanchang	尺
	Lichuan	尺
	Pingxiang	尺
Hakka	Meixian	尺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尺
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尺
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尺
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尺
Huizhou	Jixi	尺
Jin	Taiyuan	尺子
	Xinzhou	尺子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	尺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尺
Southern Min	Jinjiang	格尺
	Shantou	尺
	Puning	格尺
	Leizhou	尺
	Haikou	尺
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尺
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	尺
	Danyang	尺
	Hangzhou	尺
	Ningbo	尺
	Wenzhou	尺
	Jinhua	尺
Xiang	Changsha	尺