間尺

Chinese

		interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (間尺)		間	尺
simp. (间尺)		间	尺

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaan³ cek^3-2 / gaan³ cek³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹ ciak^1-4*

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan³ cek^3-2 / gaan³ cek³
    • Yale: gaan chék / gaan chek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan³ tsek^8-2 / gaan³ tsek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan³ cég^3-2 / gan³ cég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³⁻³⁵/, /kaːn³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gan¹ ciak^1-4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³ t͡sʰiak̚³³⁻²¹⁵/

Noun

間尺

1. (Cantonese) ruler (Classifier: 把 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 尺子 (“ruler”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尺, 尺子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尺
	Taiwan	尺
	Harbin	尺
	Singapore	尺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	尺
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	尺子
	Wanrong	尺
	Xi'an	尺子
	Xining	尺子
	Xuzhou	尺子
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	尺子
	Ürümqi	尺子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	尺, 尺子, 尺片兒
	Wuhan	尺
	Guiyang	尺子
	Liuzhou	尺子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	尺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	間尺
	Hong Kong	間尺, 尺
	Taishan	間尺, 尺
	Dongguan	尺
Gan	Nanchang	尺
	Lichuan	尺
	Pingxiang	尺
Hakka	Meixian	尺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尺
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尺
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尺
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尺
Huizhou	Jixi	尺
Jin	Taiyuan	尺子
	Xinzhou	尺子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	尺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尺
Southern Min	Jinjiang	格尺
	Shantou	尺
	Puning	格尺
	Leizhou	尺
	Haikou	尺
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尺
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	尺
	Danyang	尺
	Hangzhou	尺
	Ningbo	尺
	Wenzhou	尺
	Jinhua	尺
Xiang	Changsha	尺