曲屎

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	stool; faeces
trad. (曲屎)		曲	屎
simp. #(曲屎)		曲	屎

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khek-sái / khiak-sái

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-sái
    • Tâi-lô: khik-sái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qeksae
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sai⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-sái
    • Tâi-lô: khiak-sái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaksae
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

曲屎

1. (Hokkien, poetry) character inserted into a line of verse (especially in qu) or lyrics for balance

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