憑企

Chinese

		to lean against	to stand
trad. (憑企/凭企)		憑/凭	企
simp. (凭企)		凭	企
alternative forms		傍企

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): bang⁵ kei^4*

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• Cantonese
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bang⁵ kei^4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paŋ³² kʰei²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Noun

憑企

1. (Siyi Yue) ladder (Classifier: 條／条)

   • 却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，該*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*條（那條）凭企*（樓梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, trad.]
     却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，该*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*条（那条）凭企*（楼梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, simp.]

     From: 1951, 趙元任 [Yuen Ren Chao], 台山語料, 《歷史語言研究所集刊》, volume 23, page 48

     His dad, he, uh, kept on, so like, kept on—climbing, uh, climbing the ladder down—, down to the floor.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 梯子 (“ladder”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		梯子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	梯子
	Taiwan	梯子
	Harbin	梯子
	Malaysia	樓梯
	Singapore	樓梯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	梯子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	梯子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	梯子
	Wanrong	梯子
	Xi'an	梯子
	Xining	梯子
	Xuzhou	梯子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	梯子
	Lanzhou	梯架
	Ürümqi	梯架
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	梯子
	Wuhan	梯子, 樓梯
	Guiyang	樓梯
	Liuzhou	梯子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	梯子
	Yangzhou	梯子
	Nantong	扶梯
	Hefei	梯子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	梯, 梯橫
	Hong Kong	梯
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	梯
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	梯
	Macau	梯
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	梯橫
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	梯
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	梯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	梯
	Foshan	梯橫
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	梯
	Foshan (Shunde)	梯
	Foshan (Sanshui)	梯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	梯
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	梯橫
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	梯
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	梯
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	梯
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	梯
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	梯
	Taishan	憑企
	Kaiping (Chikan)	憑企
	Enping (Niujiang)	憑企
	Heshan (Yayao)	梯
	Dongguan	梯
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	梯
	Yangjiang	梯
	Wuzhou	梯
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	梯
	Hepu (Shatian)	梯
	Qinzhou	梯
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	梯
	Beihai	梯
	Beihai (Nankang)	梯
	Beihai (Yingpan)	梯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	梯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	梯
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	爬梯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	梯
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	梯
	Móng Cái	腳梯
Gan	Nanchang	樓梯
	Lichuan	樓批
	Pingxiang	樓梯
Hakka	Meixian	梯
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	梯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	梯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	梯
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	梯
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	梯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	梯仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	梯仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	梯仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	梯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	梯仔, 梯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	梯
	Hong Kong	陡梯
	Senai (Huiyang)	梯
	Kuching (Hepo)	樓梯
Huizhou	Jixi	梯
Jin	Taiyuan	梯子
	Xinzhou	梯子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	樓階
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	梯, 樓梯
Southern Min	Xiamen	梯, 樓梯
	Manila (Hokkien)	樓梯, 梯
	Chaozhou	梯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	梯
	Haikou	梯
Puxian Min	Putian	樓梯
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	樓梯
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	樓梯
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	樓梯
	Xianyou	樓梯
	Xianyou (Fengting)	樓梯
	Xianyou (Youyang)	樓梯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	樓梯
Wu	Shanghai	胡梯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	梯
	Suzhou	梯
	Wuxi	梯子, 竹梯
	Danyang	梯, 梯子
	Hangzhou	梯子
	Ningbo	路梯
	Wenzhou	樓梯
	Jinhua	梯兒
Xiang	Changsha	樓梯, 梯子
	Shuangfeng	樓梯