手紙

See also: 手纸

Chinese
hand; convenient; ‑er paper
trad. (手紙) 手 紙
simp. (手纸) 手 纸

Pronunciation

Noun

手紙

  1. toilet paper
    我在宿舍裡翻箱倒櫃地找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我在宿舍里翻箱倒柜地找手纸。最后还是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎo dào gébì sùshè qù le. [Pinyin]
    I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 手紙 (“toilet paper”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙
Mandarin Beijing 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Taiwan 衛生紙
Tianjin 草紙
Langfang 擦屁股紙
Tangshan 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Cangzhou 手紙, 擦腚紙
Baoding 手紙, 草紙
Shijiazhuang 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Daming 擦包紙
Chifeng 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Harbin 手紙, 擦屁股紙
Shenyang 手紙
Yantai (Muping) 揩腚紙, 手紙
Qingdao 手紙
Jinan 擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated
Luoyang 解手紙, 擦包紙
Wanrong 擦溝子紙, 衛生紙
Zhengzhou 草紙, 擦屁股紙
Xi'an 手紙, 草紙, 擦溝子紙
Yinchuan 草紙, 擦屁股紙, 擦溝子紙
Lanzhou 擦溝子的紙, 衛生紙, 手紙, 草紙, 擦屁股紙
Xining 草紙
Ürümqi 手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙
Wuhan 解手紙, 草紙
Chengdu 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙
Chongqing 草紙
Guiyang 手紙, 揩屁股紙, 草紙
Kunming 土紙, 草紙, 揩屁股紙, 手紙
Guilin 手紙, 草紙 dated
Liuzhou 解手紙
Nanning (Wuming) 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 抹屎紙, 屙屎紙
Xuzhou 草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙
Yangzhou 草紙
Nanjing 草紙, 手紙
Hefei 草紙, 衛生紙
Nantong 草紙
Singapore 衛生紙
Cantonese Guangzhou 草紙
Hong Kong 廁紙, 草紙 dated
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 抿屎紙
Macau 廁紙, 草紙
Guangzhou (Panyu) 草紙
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 草紙
Guangzhou (Conghua) 草紙
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 草紙
Foshan 草紙
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 草紙
Foshan (Shunde) 草紙
Foshan (Sanshui) 草紙
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 草紙
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 草紙
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 草紙
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 草紙
Zhuhai (Doumen) 草紙
Jiangmen (Baisha) 草紙
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 草紙
Taishan 草紙
Kaiping (Chikan) 草紙
Enping (Niujiang) 草紙
Heshan (Yayao) 草紙
Dongguan 抿屎紙, 草紙
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 草紙
Hakka Meixian 摒屎紙, 草紙
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 草紙
Dongguan (Qingxi) 草紙
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 草紙
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 草紙
Conghua (Lütian) 草紙
Yudu 揩屎紙
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 草紙
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 草紙
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 草紙
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 草紙
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 草紙
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 草紙
Huizhou Shexian 草紙
Jin Taiyuan 草紙, 汧屁股紙
Xinzhou 擦㞘子紙
Linhe 草紙, 擦屁股紙
Jining 手紙
Hohhot 擦屁股紙, 衛生紙
Zhangjiakou 手紙
Handan 草紙
Min Bei Jian'ou 草紙
Min Nan Xiamen 粗紙, 紙巾
Quanzhou 粗紙, 紙巾
Zhangzhou 粗紙, 紙巾
Kaohsiung 衛生紙, 塗紙
Yilan 放屎紙
Changhua (Lukang) 衛生紙
Taichung 衛生紙
Taichung (Wuqi) 衛生紙
Tainan 綿仔紙, 塗紙
Taitung 綿仔紙
Hsinchu 衛生紙, 粗紙
Penghu (Magong) 衛生紙
Singapore (Hokkien) 粗紙, 馬口紙, 染蠻紙
Manila (Hokkien) 廁紙, 礐廁紙
Shantou 草紙
Leizhou 草紙, 擼尻川紙
Wenchang 手紙
Haikou 放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙
Min Zhong Yanping (Wangtai) 紙
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 草紙
Wu Shanghai 草紙, 飛機票 humorous, 粗紙 dated
Shanghai (Chongming) 草紙
Suzhou 草紙
Danyang 草紙, 大便紙
Hangzhou 毛紙, 草紙
Ningbo 草紙
Wenzhou 草紙
Jinhua 草紙
Xiang Changsha 解手紙
Loudi 解手紙, 刮屁股紙

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 紙
て
Grade: 1		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 紙 (kami, “paper”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ).

Pronunciation

Noun

手(て)紙(がみ) • (tegami) 

  1. a letter, epistle (written message or note)
  2. (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
    Synonym: 半切り紙 (hankirigami)
Descendants
  • → Amis: tikami

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
手 紙
て
Grade: 1		 かみ > がん
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular

/teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/

Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

手(て)紙(がん) • (tegan) 

  1. (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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