塌字

Chinese

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letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 
trad. (塌字) 塌 字
simp. #(塌字) 塌 字

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

塌字

  1. (Southern Min) words added in verses (to improve a literary composition)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 襯字 (“character inserted into a line of verse or lyrics for balance”) [map]
Variety Location Words
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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

塌字

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) intagliated characters or designs
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