碗箸

Chinese

		bowl; cup	chopsticks
trad. (碗箸)		碗	箸
simp. #(碗箸)		碗	箸
alternative forms		碗筯 碗筷 Southern Min

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎnzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wun² zyu⁶
• Hakka (Hailu, HRS): von^ˊ chu^˖
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): óaⁿ-tī / óaⁿ-tīr / óaⁿ-tū

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uan² de⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎnzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎnjhù
    • Wade–Giles: wan³-chu⁴
    • Yale: wǎn-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woanjuh
    • Palladius: ваньчжу (vanʹčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wun² zyu⁶
    • Yale: wún jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wun² dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wun² ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːn³⁵ t͡syː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: von^ˊ chu^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /von²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-tī
    • Tâi-lô: uánn-tī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: voafdi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²²/
    • IPA (Philippines): /uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-tīr
    • Tâi-lô: uánn-tīr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-tū
    • Tâi-lô: uánn-tū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: voafdu
    • IPA (Taipei): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tu³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uan² de⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uáⁿ tṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ tɯ¹¹/

Noun

碗箸

1. (archaic or Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) bowl and chopsticks; tableware
   • 1791, 曹雪芹 [Cao Xueqin], chapter 87, in 紅樓夢 [Dream of the Red Chamber]‎^[1], 程甲本 [Chengjia] edition:

     這裡雪雁將黛玉的碗筯安放在小几兒上 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     这里雪雁将黛玉的碗箸安放在小几儿上 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     zhèlǐ Xuěyàn jiāng Dàiyù de wǎnzhù ānfàng zài xiǎojīr shang [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1933, 新編安童買菜歌‎^[2], Chiayi: 捷發漢書部:

     安童落街買碗箸 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     安童落街买碗箸 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     an-tông lo̍h-ke bé óaⁿ-tī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2018, 謝誌豪 (lyrics and music), “福氣”, in 我若是黃倩倩 [Change]‎^[3], performed by 黃妃 [Huang Fei]:

     為著你捧碗箸嘛是我的福氣 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     为着你捧碗箸嘛是我的福气 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ūi-tio̍h lí phâng óaⁿ-tī mā-sī góa ê hok-khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Holding bowl and chopsticks for you is also a blessing to me.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 碗筷 (“bowl and chopsticks”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		碗筷
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	碗筷
Cantonese	Guangzhou	碗筷, 筷子碗, 碗箸
	Hong Kong	碗筷, 碗箸 rare
Hakka	Meixian	碗筷
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	碗箸
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	碗筷
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	碗筷
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	碗箸, 碗筷
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	碗筷
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	碗箸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	碗箸
	Hong Kong	碗箸
Southern Min	Xiamen	碗箸
	Quanzhou	碗箸
	Jinjiang	碗碟箸
	Zhangzhou	碗箸
	Tainan	碗箸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	碗箸
	Manila (Hokkien)	碗箸
	Shantou	碗箸

edit

• 碗盤 / 碗盘 (wǎnpán)
• 碗筷 (wǎnkuài, “bowl and chopsticks”)
• 食具 (shíjù)
• 餐具 (cānjù)