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
Northeastern 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