徛桁

Chinese

			pole plate; purlin; ridge-pole
simp. and trad. (徛桁)		徛	桁

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiā-kông

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiā-kông
    • Tâi-lô: khiā-kông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaxkoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰia²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰia³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰia³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

徛桁

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) large crosspieces behind door panels used to reinforce the door (used in traditional architecture)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 門桁／门桁, 門拄／门拄, 門硌／门硌, 門剸／门𰄞