Chinese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “This word is used because 梯 is homophonous with 閪?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
憑企
- (Siyi Yue) ladder (Classifier: 條／条)
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却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，該*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*條（那條）凭企*（樓梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, trad.]
却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，该*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*条（那条）凭企*（楼梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, simp.]- His dad, he, uh, kept on, so like, kept on—climbing, uh, climbing the ladder down—, down to the floor.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
梯子 (“ladder”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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梯子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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梯子
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| Taiwan
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梯子
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| Harbin
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梯子
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| Malaysia
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樓梯
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| Singapore
|
樓梯
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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梯子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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梯子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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梯子
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| Wanrong
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梯子
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| Xi'an
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梯子
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| Xining
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梯子
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| Xuzhou
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梯子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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梯子
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| Lanzhou
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梯架
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| Ürümqi
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梯架
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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梯子
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| Wuhan
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梯子, 樓梯
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| Guiyang
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樓梯
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| Liuzhou
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梯子
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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梯子
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| Yangzhou
|
梯子
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| Nantong
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扶梯
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| Hefei
|
梯子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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梯, 梯橫
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| Hong Kong
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梯
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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梯
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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梯
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| Macau
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梯
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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梯橫
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
梯
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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梯
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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梯
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| Foshan
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梯橫
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
梯
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| Foshan (Shunde)
|
梯
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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梯
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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梯
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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梯橫
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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梯
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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梯
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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梯
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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梯
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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梯
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| Taishan
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憑企
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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憑企
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
憑企
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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梯
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| Dongguan
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梯
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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梯
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| Yangjiang
|
梯
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| Wuzhou
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梯
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
梯
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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梯
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| Qinzhou
|
梯
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| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
|
梯
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| Beihai
|
梯
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| Beihai (Nankang)
|
梯
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
|
梯
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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梯
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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梯
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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爬梯
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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梯
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
梯
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| Móng Cái
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腳梯
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
樓梯
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| Lichuan
|
樓批
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| Pingxiang
|
樓梯
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
梯
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
梯
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
梯
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
梯
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
梯
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
梯
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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梯仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
梯仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
梯仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
梯
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
梯仔, 梯
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
梯
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| Hong Kong
|
陡梯
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
梯
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| Kuching (Hepo)
|
樓梯
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
梯
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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梯子
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| Xinzhou
|
梯子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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樓階
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
梯, 樓梯
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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梯, 樓梯
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
樓梯, 梯
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| Chaozhou
|
梯
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
梯
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| Haikou
|
梯
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
|
樓梯
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
樓梯
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
樓梯
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
樓梯
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| Xianyou
|
樓梯
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
樓梯
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
樓梯
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
樓梯
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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胡梯
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
梯
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| Suzhou
|
梯
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| Wuxi
|
梯子, 竹梯
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| Danyang
|
梯, 梯子
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| Hangzhou
|
梯子
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| Ningbo
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路梯
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| Wenzhou
|
樓梯
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| Jinhua
|
梯兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
樓梯, 梯子
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| Shuangfeng
|
樓梯
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