埕斗

Chinese

		earthen jar	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
trad. (埕斗)		埕	斗
simp. ^#(埕斗)		埕	斗
alternative forms		庭斗

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiâⁿ-táu

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâⁿ-táu
  - Tâi-lô: tiânn-táu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dvia'dao
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiã²³⁻³³ tau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiã¹³⁻²² tau⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiã²⁴⁻²² tau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiã²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁵³/

Noun

埕斗

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) courtyard; patio

Synonyms

中庭 (zhōngtíng)
丹墀 (dan¹ zhr²) (Xiang)
天井 (tiānjǐng)
庭院 (tíngyuàn)
深井 (Hokkien)
院 (yuàn)
院子 (yuànzi) (colloquial)
院落 (yuànluò)

References

“埕斗”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.