估對仔
Chinese
| estimate | antithetical couplet, often consisting of two lines of verse written vertically down the opposing sides of a doorway | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (估對仔) | 估 | 對仔 | |
| simp. (估对仔) | 估 | 对仔 | |
Pronunciation
- Northern Min (KCR): gǔ-do̿-ciě
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǔ-do̿-ciě
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹ to³³ t͡siɛ²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
Verb
估對仔
- (Northern Min) to guess a riddle
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 猜謎 (“to guess a riddle”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 猜謎語, 猜謎 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 猜謎語 |
| Harbin | 猜謎兒 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 猜謎兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 猜謎兒謎兒, 破謎兒謎兒 |
| Xining | 猜謎兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 猜謎謎子 |
| Ürümqi | 猜謎語 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 猜謎語, 打財馬兒 |
| Guiyang | 猜謎謎, 打謎謎 | |
| Liuzhou | 猜謎子, 猜謎 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 猜謎謎子, 猜謎謎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 估謎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 猜謎子 |
| Pingxiang | 估謎仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 揣令仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揣令仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揣令仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揣令仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揣令 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揣令仔, 冒令, 揣令 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 臆謎猜 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 猜謎語 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 估對仔, 對對仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 準字謎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 猜燈猜, 猜燈謎, 臆猜, 臆謎 |
| Quanzhou | 猜燈猜 | |
| Zhangzhou | 猜燈猜, 猜燈謎, 臆猜 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 猜謎謎子 |
| Suzhou | 猜謎謎子 | |
| Danyang | 猜謎謎 | |
| Hangzhou | 猜謎兒 | |
| Ningbo | 猜謎子 | |
| Jinhua | 猜語兒, 猜謎兒 dated | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 猜謎子, 估謎子 |
| Loudi | 猜謎子 | |