杯墊

Chinese

		drinkware; cup; glass	pad; cushion; mat
trad. (杯墊)		杯	墊
simp. (杯垫)		杯	垫

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bēidiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟㄉㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bēidiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄉㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: beidiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pei¹-tien⁴
  - Yale: bēi-dyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beidiann
  - Palladius: бэйдянь (bɛjdjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bēidiànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄉㄧㄢˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: beidiànr
  - Wade–Giles: pei¹-tien⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: bēi-dyànr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beidiall
  - Palladius: бэйдяньр (bɛjdjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

Noun

杯墊

coaster (piece of material used to protect the surface of a table)
- 2020, “天生一對 [Meant To Be]”, 唐小奕 (lyrics), 曹楊 [Young] and 李汪哲 (music)‎^[1]performed by 曹楊 [Young]:
  
  杯子是杯墊存在的意義 [MSC, trad.]
  杯子是杯垫存在的意义 [MSC, simp.]
  bēizi shì bēidiàn cúnzài de yìyì [Pinyin]
  A cup is the reason for a coaster to exist

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 杯墊 (“coaster”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杯墊
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	杯墊
Cantonese	Hong Kong	杯薦

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): bui¹ zin³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui¹ zin³
  - Yale: būi jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui¹ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui¹ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/

Noun

杯墊

(Cantonese) alternative form of 杯薦 / 杯荐 (“coaster”)