飲管

Chinese

		drink	to take care (of); to control; to manage to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; tube; pipe
trad. (飲管)		飲	管
simp. (饮管)		饮	管

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnguǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam² gun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnguǎn [Phonetic: yínguǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnguǎn
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-kuan³
  - Yale: yǐn-gwǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiingoan
  - Palladius: иньгуань (inʹguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam² gun²
  - Yale: yám gún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam² gun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem² gun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm³⁵ kuːn³⁵/

Noun

飲管

(chiefly Hong Kong) drinking straw (Classifier: 支 c; 條／条 c)
- 1993, 梁淑芳 [Sophie S. F. Leung], 何巧嬋 [Ada Ho How Sim], 《兒童的生長與營養》 [Children's Nutrition and Growth], 香港 [Hong Kong]: 中文大學出版社 [Chinese University Press], →ISBN, page 58:
  
  況且，吃時所用的飲管和匙也未經嚴格消毒，嬰兒用後可能會引致細菌感染和腸胃炎等危險。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  况且，吃时所用的饮管和匙也未经严格消毒，婴儿用后可能会引致细菌感染和肠胃炎等危险。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  fong³ ce², hek³ si⁴ so² jung⁶ dik¹ jam² gun² wo⁴ ci⁴ jaa⁵ mei⁶ ging¹ jim⁴ gaak³ siu¹ duk⁶, jing¹ ji⁴ jung⁶ hau⁶ ho² nang⁴ wui⁵ jan⁵ zi³ sai³ kwan² gam² jim⁵ wo⁴ coeng⁴ wai⁶ jim⁴ dang² ngai⁴ him². [Jyutping]
  Moreover, straws and spoons used when eating have also not been disinfected rigorously; after use, babies may be in danger of bacterial infection, gastroenteritis, etc.
- 1999, 胡令芳 [Jean Woo], 喬治婭·戈登 [Georgia S. Guldan], 盛玉燕 [Sandra Shing], 劉倩芳 [Lau Sin-fong], 許聞宇 [Hui Man-yu], 《老有所養——老年人營養飲食之道》 [A Healthy Eating Guide for Older Adults], 香港 [Hong Kong]: 中文大學出版社 [Chinese University Press], →ISBN, page 12:
  
  使用附帶飲管托的杯子，隨即插進一條特長的飲管，這樣老年人就不需把整隻充滿流質的杯子拿起後才可飲用。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  使用附带饮管托的杯子，随即插进一条特长的饮管，这样老年人就不需把整只充满流质的杯子拿起后才可饮用。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  si² jung⁶ fu⁶ daai³ jam² gun² tok³ dik¹ bui¹ zi², ceoi⁴ zik¹ caap³ zeon³ jat¹ tiu⁴ dak⁶ coeng⁴ dik¹ jam² gun², ze² joeng⁶ lou⁵ nin⁴ jan⁴ zau⁶ bat¹ seoi¹ baa² zing² zek³ cung¹ mun⁵ lau⁴ zat¹ dik¹ bui¹ zi² naa⁴ hei² hau⁶ coi⁴ ho² jam² jung⁶. [Jyutping]
  Use cups that come with a straw holder. Immediately insert an extra long straw. That way the elderly would not need to lift up a cup full of liquid to be able to drink.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吸管 (“drinking straw”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吸管
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	吸管兒
	Taiwan	吸管
	Malaysia	吸管, 水草
	Singapore	吸管, 水草
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	吸管兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	吸管
Cantonese	Guangzhou	吸管, 飲筒
	Hong Kong	飲筒, 飲管
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	水草
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	水草
	Singapore (Guangfu)	水草
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	唶管
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	唰管
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	嗍管
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	吸管
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	唰管仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	唶管
	Sabah (Bao'an)	水草
Southern Min	Quanzhou	蔥管
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	嗍管
	Kaohsiung	嗍管
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	嗍管
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	嗍管
	Yilan (Toucheng)	嗍管
	Tainan (Anping)	嗍管
	Penghu (Xiyu)	嗍管
	Penang (Hokkien)	嗍草
	Singapore (Hokkien)	水草
	Manila (Hokkien)	嗍管
Wu	Shanghai	吸管
Wu	Wenzhou	皮管