襯字

Chinese

		to assist; to contrast	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (襯字)		襯	字
simp. (衬字)		衬	字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chènzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chènzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chènzìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: chèn-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenntzyh
    • Palladius: чэньцзы (čɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can³ zi⁶
    • Yale: chan jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen³ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ t͡siː²²/

Noun

襯字

1. (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