憑企
Chinese
| to lean against | to stand | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (憑企/凭企) | 憑/凭 | 企 | |
| simp. (凭企) | 凭 | 企 | |
| alternative forms | 傍企 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
憑企
- (Siyi Yue) ladder (Classifier: 條／条)
- 却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，該*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*條（那條）凭企*（樓梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, trad.]
- From: 1951, 趙元任 [Yuen Ren Chao], 台山語料, 《歷史語言研究所集刊》, volume 23, page 48
- His dad, he, uh, kept on, so like, kept on—climbing, uh, climbing the ladder down—, down to the floor.
却老佢，ㄝ直篷（一直）哩，该*直就——拿*（爬），呃，拿*条（那条）凭企*（楼梯，梯子）下——，下落地下*。 [Taishanese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 梯子 (“ladder”) [map]
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