葵扇

Chinese

		short for 蒲葵 (púkuí)	fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)
trad. (葵扇)		葵	扇
simp. ^#(葵扇)		葵	扇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuíshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁴ sin³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khê-sìⁿ / khêr-sìⁿ / khôe-sìⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): guê⁵ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuíshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuéishàn
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-shan⁴
  - Yale: kwéi-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweishann
  - Palladius: куйшань (kujšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwai⁴ sin³
  - Yale: kwàih sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁴ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁴ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯²¹ siːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khê-sìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khê-sìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qesvix
  - IPA (Philippines): /kʰe²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kʰe²⁴⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰe²⁴⁻²² sĩ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêr-sìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khêr-sìnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰə²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khôe-sìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khuê-sìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoesvix
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰue²⁴⁻¹¹ sĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰue¹³⁻²² sĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰue²³⁻³³ sĩ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guê⁵ sin³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuê sìⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩ²¹³/

Noun

葵扇

palm fan (fan made from a whole Chinese fan palm leaf)
(Southern Min) fan; hand fan (in general)
(Cantonese, card games) spades

Synonyms

(palm fan): 蒲扇 (púshàn), 蕉扇 (jiāoshàn), 芭蕉扇 (bājiāoshàn)

Dialectal synonyms of 扇子 (“fan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		扇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		扇子
Mandarin	Beijing	扇子
	Taiwan	扇子
	Harbin	扇子
	Yantai (Muping)	扇子
	Jinan	扇子
	Luoyang	扇子
	Wanrong	扇子
	Xi'an	扇子
	Yinchuan	扇子
	Lanzhou	扇子
	Xining	扇子
	Ürümqi	扇子, 扇兒
	Wuhan	扇子
	Chengdu	扇子
	Guiyang	扇子
	Guilin	扇子
	Liuzhou	扇子
	Xuzhou	扇子
	Yangzhou	扇子
	Nanjing	扇兒, 扇子
	Hefei	扇子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	扇
	Hong Kong	扇
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	扇
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	扇
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	扇
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	扇
	Macau	扇
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	扇
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	扇
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	扇
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	扇
	Foshan	扇
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	扇
	Foshan (Shunde)	扇
	Foshan (Sanshui)	扇
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	扇
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	扇
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	扇
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	扇
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	扇
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	扇
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	扇
	Taishan	扇
	Kaiping (Chikan)	扇
	Enping (Niujiang)	扇
	Heshan (Yayao)	扇
	Dongguan	扇
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	扇
	Shaoguan	扇
	Yunfu	扇
	Yangjiang	扇
	Xinyi	扇
	Lianjiang	扇
	Nanning	扇
	Wuzhou	扇
	Yulin	扇
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	扇
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	扇
Gan	Nanchang	扇子
	Lichuan	扇
	Pingxiang	扇子
Hakka	Meixian	扇仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	扇
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	扇
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	扇
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	扇
	Conghua (Lütian)	提扇
	Yudu	扇子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	扇仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	扇仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	扇仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	扇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	扇仔, 扇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	扇
	Hong Kong	扇
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	扇子
	Senai (Huiyang)	扇
Huizhou	Jixi	扇
Jin	Taiyuan	扇子
Jin	Xinzhou	扇子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	扇
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	扇, 蒲扇
Southern Min	Xiamen	扇, 扇仔
	Quanzhou	扇
	Zhangzhou	扇
	Taipei	葵扇
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	扇
	Kaohsiung	葵扇
	Yilan	扇, 葵扇
	Changhua (Lukang)	扇, 葵扇
	Taichung	葵扇
	Tainan	扇, 葵扇
	Hsinchu	扇, 葵扇
	Kinmen	扇, 葵扇
	Penghu (Magong)	扇, 葵扇
	Penang (Hokkien)	扇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	葵扇
	Manila (Hokkien)	葵扇
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	扇
	Chaozhou	扇
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	扇
	Leizhou	扇
	Haikou	扇
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	扇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	扇
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	扇
Wu	Shanghai	扇子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扇子
	Suzhou	扇子
	Danyang	扇子
	Hangzhou	扇子
	Ningbo	扇子
	Wenzhou	扇
	Jinhua	扇
Xiang	Changsha	扇子
	Loudi	扇子, 扇
	Shuangfeng	扇子
	Quanzhou	扇子, 扇

Dialectal synonyms of 黑桃 (“spade (playing cards)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		黑桃
Mandarin	Beijing	黑桃兒
	Taiwan	黑桃
	Tianjin	黑桃兒
	Chengde	黑桃
	Tangshan	黑桃
	Cangzhou	黑桃
	Baoding	黑桃
	Shijiazhuang	黑桃
	Chifeng	黑桃
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	黑桃
	Heihe	黑桃
	Qiqihar	黑桃
	Harbin	黑桃
	Jiamusi	黑桃
	Baicheng	黑桃
	Changchun	黑桃
	Tonghua	黑桃
	Shenyang	黑桃
	Dandong	黑桃
	Jinzhou	黑桃
	Dalian	黑桃兒
	Yantai	黑桃
	Yantai (Muping)	黑桃
	Qingdao	黑桃
	Lijin	黑桃
	Zhucheng	黑桃
	Jinan	黑桃
	Jining	黑桃
	Luoyang	黑桃
	Shangqiu	黑桃
	Yuanyang	黑桃
	Zhengzhou	黑桃兒
	Lingbao	黑桃
	Xinyang	黑桃
	Baihe	黑桃兒
	Hanzhong	黑桃
	Xi'an	黑桃
	Baoji	黑桃
	Yinchuan	黑桃
	Tianshui	黑桃
	Lanzhou	黑桃
	Dunhuang	黑桃
	Xining	黑桃
	Hami	黑桃
	Ürümqi	黑桃兒, 黑桃
	Wuhan	黑桃, 桃子
	Yichang	黑桃
	Xiangyang	黑桃
	Tianmen	黑桃
	Hong'an	黑桃
	Chengdu	黑桃
	Nanchong	黑桃
	Dazhou	黑桃
	Hanyuan	黑桃
	Xichang	黑桃
	Zigong	黑桃
	Chongqing	黑桃
	Guiyang	黑桃
	Zunyi	黑桃
	Bijie	黑桃
	Liping	黑桃
	Zhaotong	黑桃
	Dali	黑桃
	Kunming	黑桃
Mengzi	黑桃
Guilin	黑桃
Liuzhou	黑桃
Jishou	黑桃
Changde	黑桃
Anqing	黑桃
Xuzhou	黑桃
Fuyang	黑桃
Wuhu	黑桃
Yangzhou	黑桃
Lianyungang	黑桃
Lianshui	黑桃
Nanjing	黑桃, 胡桃
Hefei	黑桃
Nantong	黑桃
Cantonese	Guangzhou	葵扇
	Hong Kong	葵扇
	Taishan	葵扇
	Kaiping (Chikan)	葵扇
	Wuzhou	大葵
	Yulin	葵扇
Gan	Pingxiang	黑桃
Hakka	Yudu	黑桃
Huizhou	Jixi	黑桃
Huizhou	Shexian	黑桃
Jin	Taiyuan	黑桃
	Pingyao	黑桃兒
	Yangyuan	黑桃
	Datong	黑桃兒, 黑桃
	Xinzhou	黑桃
	Lishi	黑桃
	Linfen	黑桃兒
	Changzhi	黑桃
	Linhe	黑桃
	Jining	黑桃
	Hohhot	黑桃
	Erenhot	黑桃
	Pingshan	黑桃
	Zhangjiakou	黑桃
	Handan	黑桃
	Linzhou	黑桃
	Suide	黑桃
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏桃
	Penang (Hokkien)	桃
	Shantou	烏桃
	Haifeng	烏桃, 葵扇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	葵扇
Wu	Suzhou	黑桃
	Danyang	黑桃
	Hangzhou	黑桃
	Wenzhou	烏桃
	Jinhua	黑桃
Xiang	Changsha	黑桃

Suits in Cantonese · 花色 (faa¹ sik¹) (layout · text)

紅心／红心 (hung⁴ sam¹)	階磚／阶砖 (gaai¹ zyun¹)	葵扇 (kwai⁴ sin³)	梅花 (mui⁴ faa¹)

葵扇

Chinese

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