墨斗

Chinese

		China ink; ink stick; (abbrev.)	ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars
simp. and trad. (墨斗)		墨	斗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòdǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ dau²
Gan (Wiktionary): met⁶ deu³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): me̍t-téu

(Hailu, HRS): med^ˋ deu^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): mêd⁶ dêu³

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): me⁵ deu³
Jin (Wiktionary): mieh⁴ dou²
Northern Min (KCR): mà̤-dě
Eastern Min (BUC): mĕ̤k-dāu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bah⁷ dao³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ba̍k-táu

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhag⁸ dao²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸meq-teu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): me⁶ dou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòdǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòdǒu
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-tou³
  - Yale: mwò-dǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohdoou
  - Palladius: модоу (modou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mòdǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mòdǒur
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴-tou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: mwò-dǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohdooul
  - Palladius: модоур (modour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ dau²
  - Yale: mahk dáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ dau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ deo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² tɐu̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: met⁶ deu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛt̚⁵ tɛu²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me̍t-téu
  - Hakka Romanization System: med deu^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: med⁶ deu³
  - Sinological IPA: /met̚⁵ teu̯³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: med^ˋ deu^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /met² teu²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mêd⁶ dêu³
  - Sinological IPA: /mɛt̚⁵ teu³¹/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: me⁵ deu³
  - Sinological IPA: /me²¹ təɯ⁴²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: mieh⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /miəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ təu⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mà̤-dě
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛ⁴² te²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: mĕ̤k-dāu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /møyʔ⁵⁻³³ tau³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁷ dao³ [Phonetic: bah⁶ dao³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ba̍h-dâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou, Youyang, Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bah⁷ dao³ [Phonetic: bah⁶ dao³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paʔ⁴⁻² tau³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-táu
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-táu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bagdao
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /bak̚²⁴⁻² tau⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhag⁸ dao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ba̍k táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bak̚⁴⁻² tau⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸meq-teu
  - MiniDict: meh^入 teu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵meq-teu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /məʔ¹¹ tɤ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: me⁶ dou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤ̞²⁴ təu̯⁴¹/

Noun

墨斗

carpenter's ink marker (inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, Hailu Hakka) cuttlefish
墨斗圓／墨斗圆 [Teochew] ― bhag⁸ dao² in⁵ [Peng'im] ― cuttlefish ball

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 墨斗 (“carpenter's ink marker”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		墨斗, 繩墨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	墨斗兒
	Taiwan	墨斗
	Chengde	墨斗子
	Chifeng	墨斗子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	墨斗子
	Heihe	墨斗子, 墨斗兒
	Qiqihar	墨斗兒
	Harbin	墨斗兒
	Jiamusi	墨斗子
	Baicheng	墨斗子
	Changchun	墨斗子
	Tonghua	墨斗子
	Shenyang	墨斗子
	Jinzhou	墨斗子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	墨斗兒
	Tangshan	墨斗子, 墨心斗子
	Cangzhou	墨斗兒
	Baoding	墨斗兒
	Shijiazhuang	墨斗兒
	Lijin	墨斗子
	Jinan	墨斗, 墨斗子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	墨斗兒
	Dandong	墨斗子, 墨斗兒
	Yantai	墨斗子
	Yantai (Muping)	墨斗子, 墨斗子線兒
	Zhucheng	墨斗子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	墨斗子
	Jining	墨斗兒
	Wanrong	墨斗子
	Linfen	墨斗子
	Shangqiu	墨斗子
	Yuanyang	墨斗
	Zhengzhou	墨斗兒
	Xinyang	墨斗兒
	Baihe	墨斗子
	Xi'an	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Baoji	墨斗
	Tianshui	墨斗子
	Xining	墨斗
	Xuzhou	墨斗, 墨斗子
	Fuyang	墨斗子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	墨斗子
	Lanzhou	墨斗子
	Dunhuang	墨斗
	Hami	墨斗子
	Ürümqi	墨斗兒, 墨斗子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	墨斗, 墨斗斗, 墨斗斗兒
	Nanchong	墨斗子
	Dazhou	墨斗
	Hanyuan	墨斗
	Xichang	墨斗
	Zigong	墨斗
	Chongqing	墨斗
	Wuhan	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Yichang	墨斗子
	Xiangyang	墨斗
	Tianmen	墨斗子
	Guiyang	墨斗
	Zunyi	墨斗
	Bijie	墨斗
	Liping	墨斗
	Zhaotong	墨斗
	Dali	墨斗
	Kunming	墨斗
	Mengzi	墨斗
	Guilin	墨斗
	Liuzhou	墨斗
	Jishou	墨斗
	Changde	墨斗
	Hanzhong	墨斗
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	墨斗
	Yangzhou	墨斗子, 墨斗
	Lianyungang	墨斗子
	Lianshui	墨斗子
	Nantong	墨斗
	Anqing	墨斗
	Wuhu	墨斗子
	Hefei	墨斗
	Hong'an	墨斗
Cantonese	Guangzhou	墨斗
	Hong Kong	墨斗
	Dongguan	墨斗
Gan	Nanchang	墨斗
	Lichuan	墨斗
	Pingxiang	墨斗
Hakka	Meixian	墨斗
	Yudu	墨斗
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	墨斗
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	墨斗
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	墨斗
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	墨斗
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	墨斗
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	墨斗
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	墨斗
Huizhou	Jixi	墨斗
Huizhou	Shexian	墨斗
Jin	Taiyuan	墨斗, 墨斗子
	Yangyuan	墨斗子
	Datong	墨斗子
	Xinzhou	墨斗子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	墨斗子
	Changzhi	墨斗子
	Linhe	墨斗子
	Jining	墨斗子
	Hohhot	墨斗子
	Erenhot	墨斗子
	Pingshan	墨斗兒
	Zhangjiakou	墨斗子
	Handan	墨斗兒
	Linzhou	墨斗
	Suide	墨斗子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	墨斗
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	墨斗
Southern Min	Xiamen	墨斗, 繩墨
	Quanzhou	墨斗
	Zhangzhou	墨斗, 繩墨
	Zhao'an	墨斗
	Taipei	墨斗
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	墨斗
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	墨斗
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	墨斗
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	墨斗
	Yilan (Luodong)	墨斗
	Yilan (Toucheng)	墨斗
	Tainan	墨斗, 繩墨
	Tainan (Anping)	墨斗
	Kinmen	墨斗
	Penghu (Magong)	墨斗
	Penghu (Xiyu)	墨斗
	Manila (Hokkien)	墨斗
	Chaozhou	墨斗
	Haikou	墨斗
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	墨斗
Wu	Shanghai	墨斗
	Shanghai (Chongming)	墨斗
	Suzhou	墨斗
	Hangzhou	墨斗
	Ningbo	墨斗
	Wenzhou	墨斗
	Jinhua	墨斗
Xiang	Changsha	墨斗, 墨線盒子
Xiang	Loudi	墨底

Dialectal synonyms of 烏賊 (“cuttlefish”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		烏賊, 墨魚, 墨斗魚
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	墨斗兒魚
	Taiwan	烏賊, 花枝, 墨魚
	Langfang	墨斗兒魚
	Harbin	烏魚, 墨斗子
	Singapore	墨魚
Jilu Mandarin	Tangshan	墨斗兒
	Cangzhou	墨斗兒魚
	Baoding	墨斗兒魚
	Shijiazhuang	墨斗兒魚
	Jinan	烏賊魚, 烏賊
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	蛸
Central Plains Mandarin	Daming	墨斗兒魚
	Xining	墨魚
	Xuzhou	烏賊, 墨魚
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	烏賊
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	墨魚
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	墨魚
	Guiyang	墨魚
	Liuzhou	墨魚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	烏賊魚, 烏賊
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	烏賊魚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	墨魚
	Hong Kong	墨魚
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	墨魚
	Macau	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	墨魚
	Foshan	墨魚
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	墨魚
	Foshan (Shunde)	墨魚
	Foshan (Sanshui)	墨魚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	墨魚
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	墨魚
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	墨魚
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	墨魚
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	墨魚
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	墨魚
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	墨魚
	Taishan	墨魚
	Kaiping (Chikan)	墨魚
	Enping (Niujiang)	墨魚
	Heshan (Yayao)	墨魚
	Dongguan	墨魚
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	墨魚
Gan	Nanchang	墨魚
	Lichuan	墨魚, 木殼
	Pingxiang	墨魚
Hakka	Meixian	墨魚
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	墨魚
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	墨魚
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	墨魚, 墨斗仔
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	墨魚
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	墨魚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	墨魚
	Yudu	墨魚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	墨斗魚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	墨斗魚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	墨斗魚, 墨斗
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	墨斗魚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	墨斗魚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	墨斗魚
	Singkawang	墨斗
Jin	Taiyuan	烏賊魚, 烏賊
	Zhangjiakou	烏賊
	Handan	烏賊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	墨魚仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	墨魚
Southern Min	Xiamen	墨賊
	Quanzhou	墨賊
	Jinjiang	墨賊
	Zhangzhou	墨賊
	Taipei	墨賊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	墨賊仔
	Kaohsiung	墨賊仔
	Yilan	墨賊
	Changhua (Lukang)	墨賊
	Taichung	墨賊仔
	Tainan	墨賊, 墨賊仔, 花枝
	Hsinchu	墨賊仔
	Kinmen	墨賊
	Penghu (Magong)	墨賊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	墨賊, 墨斗, 花枝
	Manila (Hokkien)	墨賊, 墨斗, 花枝
	Shantou	墨斗
	Shantou (Chenghai)	墨斗
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	墨斗
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	墨賊
	Jieyang	墨斗
	Haikou	墨賊
Puxian Min	Putian	烏賊
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	烏賊
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	烏賊
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	烏賊
	Xianyou	烏賊, 墨魚
	Xianyou (Fengting)	烏賊, 墨魚
	Xianyou (Youyang)	烏賊, 墨魚
Central Min	Yong'an	墨魚
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	墨魚
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	墨魚
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	墨魚
Wu	Shanghai	烏賊魚
	Shanghai (Chongming)	烏賊
	Suzhou	烏賊魚
	Danyang	烏賊魚
	Hangzhou	烏賊魚, 烏賊
	Ningbo	烏賊
	Wenzhou	烏賊
Xiang	Changsha	墨斗魚

Derived terms

墨斗兒 / 墨斗儿
墨斗兒線 / 墨斗儿线
墨斗兒繩子 / 墨斗儿绳子
墨斗名
墨斗墜 / 墨斗坠
墨斗子
墨斗子線兒 / 墨斗子线儿
墨斗箭
墨斗線 / 墨斗线
墨斗線兒 / 墨斗线儿
墨斗草
墨斗魚 / 墨斗鱼 (mòdǒuyú)

Descendants

→ Tagalog: baktaw

References

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