舌苔

Chinese

	tongue	moss; coating (of tongue)
trad. (舌苔)	舌	苔
simp. ^#(舌苔)	舌	苔
alternative forms	舌胎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shétāi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄞ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): se² tai¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ toi¹ / sit⁶ toi¹
Gan (Wiktionary): set⁶ 'tai¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sad⁶ toi¹
Jin (Wiktionary): sah⁵ tai¹
Northern Min (KCR): ṳè-tái
Eastern Min (BUC): siĕk-tăi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chi̍h-thai

(Teochew, Peng'im): zih⁸ tai¹ / zih⁸ tai⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸zeq-the / ⁸zeq-³the₁
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): she⁶ tai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shétāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shétai
  - Wade–Giles: shê²-tʻai¹
  - Yale: shé-tāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shertai
  - Palladius: шэтай (šɛtaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: se² tai¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: setai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ²¹ tʰai⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sit³ toi¹ / sit⁶ toi¹
  - Yale: sit tōi / siht tōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ toi¹ / sit⁹ toi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xid³ toi¹ / xid⁶ toi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /siːt̚² tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: set⁶ 'tai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛt̚⁵ ˈtʰai⁴²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sad⁶ toi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sat̚⁵ tʰoɪ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: sah⁵ tai¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /saʔ⁵⁴ tʰai¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳè-tái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɛ⁴² tʰai⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siĕk-tăi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ tʰai⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi̍h-thai
  - Tâi-lô: tsi̍h-thai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciqtay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰai³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰai⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zih⁸ tai¹ / zih⁸ tai⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsi̍h thai / tsi̍h thâi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ⁴⁻² tʰai³³/, /t͡siʔ⁴⁻² tʰai⁵⁵/

Note:

zih8 tai1 - Shantou;
zih8 tai5 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq-the
  - MiniDict: zeh^入 the
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-the
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ tʰe²³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq-³the₁
  - MiniDict: zeh^入 the^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zəʔ²² tʰe⁵¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: she⁶ tai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂɤ̞²⁴ tʰai̯³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sɤ̞²⁴ tʰai̯³³/

Noun

舌苔

tongue coating; fur

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 舌苔 (“tongue coating; fur on the tongue”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		舌苔
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	舌苔
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	舌苔
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	舌苔
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	舌苔
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	舌苔
	Wanrong	舌苔
	Xining	舌苔
	Xuzhou	舌苔
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	舌苔
	Lanzhou	舌苔
	Ürümqi	舌苔
	Jimsar	舌苔
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	舌苔, 苔
	Wuhan	舌𨣉
	Guiyang	舌苔
	Guilin	舌苔
	Liuzhou	舌苔
	Nanning (Wuming)	舌苔
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	舌苔
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	舌苔
Cantonese	Guangzhou	脷苔
	Hong Kong	脷苔
	Taishan	脷漬
	Dongguan	脷苔
	Yunfu	舌苔
	Nanning	舌苔
	Wuzhou	舌苔
	Yulin	舌苔
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	舌苔
Gan	Nanchang	舌苔
	Lichuan	舌苔
	Pingxiang	舌苔, 苔
Hakka	Meixian	舌苔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	脷苔
	Yudu	舌苔
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	舌苔
Jin	Taiyuan	舌苔
	Pingyao	舌苔
	Xinzhou	舌苔
Northern Min	Jian'ou	舌苔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	舌苔
Southern Min	Xiamen	舌苔
	Quanzhou	舌苔
	Zhangzhou	舌苔
	Shantou	舌苔
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	舌沙, 舌滓
	Jieyang	舌苔
	Leizhou	舌菇
	Haikou	舌菇
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	舌苔
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	脷錢苔, 舌苔
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	舌苔
Wu	Shanghai	舌苔
	Shanghai (Chongming)	舌齪
	Suzhou	舌苔
	Danyang	舌苔
	Hangzhou	舌苔
	Ningbo	舌苔
	Wenzhou	苔
	Jinhua	苔
Xiang	Changsha	舌苔
	Loudi	舌苔
	Quanzhou	舌苔

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (舌苔):

→ Japanese: 舌苔(ぜったい) (zettai)
→ Korean: 설태(舌苔) (seoltae)