撿骨
Chinese
| pick up; collect; gather | bone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (撿骨) | 撿 | 骨 | |
| simp. (捡骨) | 捡 | 骨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎngǔ [Phonetic: jiángǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎngǔ
- Wade–Giles: chien3-ku3
- Yale: jyǎn-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanguu
- Palladius: цзяньгу (czjanʹgu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiám-kut
- Hakka Romanization System: giamˋ gudˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: giam3 gud5
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯am³¹ kut̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Verb
撿骨
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 撿骨 (“to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 撿骨 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 撿金 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 起骨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 撿金 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 撿骨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 執骨 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 撿金 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 撿金 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起骨 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起骨, 撿骨 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 撿骨 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 抾骨頭, 抾金 |
| Quanzhou | 抾骨頭 | |
| Zhangzhou | 抾骨頭 | |
| Tainan | 抾骨 GT, 抾金 GT | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 抾骨 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 執骨 |
Related terms
- 拾骨葬 (shígǔzàng)