席夢思
See also: 席梦思
Chinese
banquet; woven mat; seat banquet; woven mat; seat; place |
to dream | to think; to consider | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (席夢思) | 席 | 夢 | 思 | |
| simp. (席梦思) | 席 | 梦 | 思 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Simmons, from the last name of the inventor of spring core mattresses―Zalmon G. Simmons.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xímèngsī
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: símèngsih
- Wade–Giles: hsi2-mêng4-ssŭ1
- Yale: syí-mèng-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyimenqsy
- Palladius: симэнсы (simɛnsy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Wu
Noun
席夢思
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 彈簧床 (“spring bed”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彈簧床 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 彈簧床 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 彈弓床 |
| Hong Kong | 彈弓床 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 膨床 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 膨床 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 膨床 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 北多 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 膨床 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 膨床 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 膨床 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 膨床 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 膨床 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 膨床 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 膨床 |
| Zhangzhou | 膨床 | |
| Kaohsiung | 膨床 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 彈簧床, 席夢思 |