捾珠

Chinese

			pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (捾珠)		捾	珠
alternative forms		綰珠／绾珠

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kōaⁿ-chu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kōaⁿ-chu
    • Tâi-lô: kuānn-tsu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvoaxzw
    • IPA (Tainan): /kuã³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kuã²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

Noun

捾珠

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Buddhism) prayer beads

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 數珠 (“prayer beads; rosary”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		數珠, 念珠, 佛珠
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	數珠兒, 念珠兒
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	佛珠子
Gan	Lichuan	念佛珠
Hakka	Meixian	佛珠
	Yudu	佛珠, 念珠
Jin	Taiyuan	念珠
Northern Min	Jian'ou	彌陀珠
Southern Min	Xiamen	數珠, 香珠, 捾珠
	Zhangzhou	捾珠
	Tainan	數珠, 念珠, 佛珠, 捾珠
Wu	Wenzhou	念佛珠珠, 拜佛珠珠