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

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

(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
Mandarin	Taiwan	襯字
Cantonese	Hong Kong	襯字, 孭仔字, 擸字
Min Nan	Xiamen	塌字, 曲屎
	Quanzhou	塌字, 曲屎
	Zhangzhou	塌字, 曲屎

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