塑料
Chinese
| to model (a figure) in clay | material; stuff; grain material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (塑料) | 塑 | 料 | |
| simp. #(塑料) | 塑 | 料 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sou3 liu6-2 / sok3 liu6-2
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sog5 liau4
- Eastern Min (BUC): só-lâiu
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7soq-liau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sùliào
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sùliào
- Wade–Giles: su4-liao4
- Yale: sù-lyàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhliaw
- Palladius: суляо (suljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sùliàor
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sùliàor
- Wade–Giles: su4-liao4-ʼrh
- Yale: sù-lyàur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhliawl
- Palladius: суляор (suljaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial, non-standard)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suòliào
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: suòliào
- Wade–Giles: so4-liao4
- Yale: swò-lyàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suohliaw
- Palladius: соляо (soljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suòliàor
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: suòliàor
- Wade–Giles: so4-liao4-ʼrh
- Yale: swò-lyàur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suohliawl
- Palladius: соляор (soljaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sou3 liu6-2 / sok3 liu6-2
- Yale: sou líu / sok líu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3 liu6-2 / sok8 liu6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: sou3 liu6-2 / sog3 liu6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯³³ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/, /sɔːk̚³ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sok-liāu
- Tâi-lô: sok-liāu
- Phofsit Daibuun: sokliau
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liau²²/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ liau⁴¹/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ liau²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: suag4 liao7 / sog4 liao7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suak liāu / sok liāu
- Sinological IPA (key): /suak̚²⁻⁴ liau¹¹/, /sok̚²⁻⁴ liau¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
Noun
塑料
- (Mainland China) plastic (material)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 塑料 (“plastic”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 塑料 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 塑料 |
| Taiwan | 塑膠, 塑料 | |
| Malaysia | 塑膠 | |
| Singapore | 塑膠 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 塑料 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 塑料, 塑膠, 膠 |
| Hong Kong | 塑膠, 膠 | |
| Taishan | 塑膠, 膠 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 膠 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 塑料 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 塑膠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 塑膠 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 塑膠 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 塑膠 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 塑膠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 塑膠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 塑膠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 塑膠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 塑膠 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 塑料 |
| Quanzhou | 塑料 | |
| Zhangzhou | 塑料 | |
| Tainan | 塑膠 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 塑膠 | |
| Shantou | 塑料 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 塑料 | |
| Jieyang | 塑料 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 塑料 |
| Ningbo | 塑膠 | |
Descendants
- → Zhuang: suliu
Adjective
塑料
- (Mainland China, Internet slang, figuratively) poor-quality; substandard; mediocre
- (Mainland China, Internet slang, figuratively) fake; insincere
Derived terms
References
- 蔡俊明 [Choy Chun-ming], editor (1991), “塑料 suak˨꜔ liau˩”, in 潮州方言詞滙 [Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì], 香港 [Xiānggǎng, Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]