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)