捾珠
Chinese
| pearl; bead | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (捾珠) |
捾 | 珠 | |
| alternative forms | 綰珠／绾珠 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kōaⁿ-chu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kōaⁿ-chu
- Tâi-lô: kuānn-tsu
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvoaxzw
- IPA (Tainan): /kuã³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kuã²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan)
Noun
捾珠
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 數珠 (“prayer beads; rosary”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 數珠, 念珠, 佛珠 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 數珠兒, 念珠兒 |
| Taiwan | 佛珠, 念珠 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 佛珠子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 佛珠 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 念佛珠 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 佛珠 |
| Yudu | 佛珠, 念珠 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 念珠 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 彌陀珠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 素珠 |
| Fuqing | 素珠 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 數珠, 香珠, 捾珠 |
| Zhangzhou | 捾珠 | |
| Tainan | 數珠, 念珠, 佛珠, 捾珠 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 念佛珠珠, 拜佛珠珠 |