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衛生紙

衛生紙

See also: 衞生紙 and 卫生纸

Chinese

		hygiene; sanitation; health	paper
trad. (衛生紙/衞生紙)		衛生/衞生	紙
simp. (卫生纸)		卫生	纸
Literally: “hygiene paper”.

Noun

衛生紙

toilet paper

Synonyms

廁紙／厕纸 (cèzhǐ)
手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ)

See also

面巾紙／面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ)
紙巾／纸巾 (zhǐjīn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wèishēngzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ sang¹ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-sên-chṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): ōe-seng-chóa / ūi-seng-chóa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèishēngzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshengjyy
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ sang¹ zi²
  - Yale: waih sāng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ sang¹ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-sên-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: vi sen´ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi⁴ sen¹ zi³
  - IPA: /vi⁵⁵ sen²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng-chóa / ūi-seng-chóa
  - Tâi-lô: uē-sing-tsuá / uī-sing-tsuá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexsengzoar, uixsengzoar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/, /ui²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/, /ui⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/, /ui²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/, /ui³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/, /ui³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/