十字車
Chinese
| cross; crucifix | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十字車) | 十字 | 車 | |
| simp. (十字车) | 十字 | 车 | |
Etymology
From the red cross shown on some ambulances.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 zi6 ce1
- Yale: sahp jih chē
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 dzi6 tse1
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 ji6 cé1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
十字車
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 救護車 (“ambulance”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 救護車 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 救護車 |
| Singapore | 救護車, 救傷車 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 救護車 |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 救護車 | |
| Hechi (Yizhou) | 救護車 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 十字車 |
| Hong Kong | 十字車, 白車, 救傷車, 救護車, 嗶呠車 childish | |
| Dongguan | 救護車 | |
| Guiping (Jintian) | 救護車 | |
| Guiping (Jiangkou) | 急救車, 救護車 | |
| Guiping (Madong) | 救護車 | |
| Qinzhou | 救護車, 急救車 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 救護車 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 救護車 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 救護車 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 救護車 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 救護車 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 救護車 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 救護車 | |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 救護車 |
| Tainan | 救護車 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 紅十字車, 老君車 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅十字車, 救傷車 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 紅十字車 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 救命車, 救護車 |
| Ningbo | 救命車, 救護車 | |
| Wenzhou | 救命車 | |