電梯
See also: 电梯
Chinese
| electric; electricity; electrical | ladder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (電梯) | 電 | 梯 | |
| simp. (电梯) | 电 | 梯 | |
| Literally: “electric ladder”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): din6 tai1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thien-thôi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6di-thi1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: diàntī
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diànti
- Wade–Giles: tien4-tʻi1
- Yale: dyàn-tī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannti
- Palladius: дяньти (djanʹti)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: din6 tai1
- Yale: dihn tāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: din6 tai1
- Guangdong Romanization: din6 tei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːn²² tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-thôi
- Hakka Romanization System: tien toiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tian4 toi1
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ tʰoi̯²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-thui
- Tâi-lô: tiān-thui
- Phofsit Daibuun: diexntuy
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tʰui³³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: diêng6 tui1 / diang6 tui1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕng thui / tiăng thui
- Sinological IPA (key): /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰui³³/, /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰui³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
Note:
- diêng6 tui1 - Chaozhou;
- diang6 tui1 - Shantou.
Noun
電梯
- elevator; lift (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)
- escalator (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)
Synonyms
- (elevator):
Dialectal synonyms of 電梯 (“elevator; lift”) [map]
- (escalator):
Dialectal synonyms of 自動扶梯 (“escalator”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯, 手扶梯 |
| Malaysia | 電梯 | |
| Singapore | 電動扶梯, 電梯 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扶手電梯, 行人電梯, 自動電梯, 電梯, 自動梯, 扶梯 |
| Macau | 電梯 | |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 電梯 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 扶手電梯, 電梯, 扶梯 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 扶梯 |
| Shanghai (Yangpu) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Huinan, Pudong) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Fengxian) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Jinshan) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Qingpu) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Jiading) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan) | 扶梯 | |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 扶梯 | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tibetan: གློག་འགུལ་སྐས་འཛེག (glog 'gul skas 'dzeg, “escalator”) (calque)