錐仔

Chinese

		awl; to bore	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (錐仔)		錐	仔
simp. (锥仔)		锥	仔

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeoi¹ zai²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zui⁴ doi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi¹ zai²
    • Yale: jēui jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey¹ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu¹ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zui⁴ doi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sui²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

Noun

錐仔

1. (Cantonese, Leizhou Min) awl

Synonyms

• 錐子／锥子 (zhuīzi)
• (Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien) 鑽仔／钻仔
• (Eastern Min) 鑽囝／钻囝, 銇鑽／銇钻
• (Shanghainese) 剚錐／剚锥