插座

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (插座)		插	座
simp. #(插座)		插	座

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāzuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caap³ zo^6-2, caap³ zo⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhah-chō / chhah-chǒ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cah⁴ zo⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāzuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chazuò
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-tso⁴
    • Yale: chā-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chatzuoh
    • Palladius: чацзо (čaczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāzuòr
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chazuòr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-tso⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chā-dzwòr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chatzuoll
    • Palladius: чацзор (čaczor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caap³ zo^6-2, caap³ zo⁶
    • Yale: chaap jó, chaap joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaap⁸ dzo^6-2, tsaap⁸ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cab³ zo^6-2, cab³ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɔː²²⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɔː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhah-chō
    • Tâi-lô: tshah-tsō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhahzoi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhah-chǒ
    • Tâi-lô: tshah-tsǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡so²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cah⁴ zo⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshah tsō
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡so¹¹/

Noun

插座

1. power outlet; jack; socket; power point
2. (slang, derogatory) town bicycle

Synonyms

• (socket):

Dialectal synonyms of 插座 (“power outlet; socket”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		插座
Mandarin	Taiwan	插座
	Singapore	插座
Cantonese	Guangzhou	插蘇
	Hong Kong	插蘇, 插蘇位, 蘇位, 插座
	Taishan	插座
Southern Min	Xiamen	插座
	Quanzhou	插座
	Zhangzhou	插座
Wu	Shanghai	樸落, 插樸

• (town bicycle): 公共汽車／公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē), (Hong Kong Cantonese) 公廁／公厕 (gung¹ ci³)

See also

• 拔 (bá)
• 拔開／拔开 (bákāi)
• 插孔 (chākǒng)
• 插入 (chārù)
• 插上 (chāshang)
• 插頭／插头 (chātóu)
• 接上 (jiēshàng)
• 接線板／接线板 (jiēxiànbǎn)