# 衛生紙
## Chinese

| | | hygiene; sanitation; healthhygiene; sanitation; health; healthcare | paper |
| trad. (衛生紙/衞生紙) | trad. (衛生紙/衞生紙) | 衛生/衞生 | 紙 |
| simp. (卫生纸) | simp. (卫生纸) | 卫生 | 纸 |
| Literally: “hygiene paper”. ||||

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wèishēngzhǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wei$^4$ sen$^1$ zi$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^6$ sang$^1$ zi$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vi-sên-chṳ́
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ōe-seng-chóa / ūi-seng-chóa / ōe-sng-chóa
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèishēngzhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wèishengjhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^4$-shêng$^1$-chih$^3$
*** Yale: wèi-shēng-jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshengjyy
*** Palladius: вэйшэнчжи (vɛjšɛnčži)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wei$^4$ sen$^1$ zi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: uisenz
*** Sinological IPA : /uei²¹³ sən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^6$ sang$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: waih sāng jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^6$ sang$^1$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^6$ seng$^1$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vi-sên-chṳ́
*** Hakka Romanization System: vi sen$^ˊ$ zii$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vi$^4$ sen$^1$ zi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /vi⁵⁵ sen²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng-chóa
*** Tâi-lô: uē-sing-tsuá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oexsengzoar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-seng-chóa
*** Tâi-lô: uī-sing-tsuá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: uixsengzoar
*** IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-sng-chóa
*** Tâi-lô: uē-sng-tsuá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oexsngzoar
*** IPA (Philippines): /ue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

### Noun

衛生紙
* toilet paper (Classifier: 張／张; 包; 捲／卷)
* (Philippine Hokkien) sanitary napkin; menstrual pad

#### Synonyms

* 廁紙／厕纸 (cèzhǐ)
* 手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 衛生紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 手紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 衛生紙, 廁紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 草紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 手紙, 擦腚紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 手紙, 草紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 揩腚紙, 手紙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 手紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 解手紙, 擦包紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 擦包紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 擦溝子紙, 衛生紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 手紙, 草紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 草紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 草紙, 擦屁股紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 擦溝子的紙, 衛生紙, 手紙, 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 解手紙, 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 手紙, 揩屁股紙, 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 土紙, 草紙, 揩屁股紙, 手紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 手紙, 草紙 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 解手紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 抹屎紙, 屙屎紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 草紙, 手紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 草紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 草紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 草紙, 衛生紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 廁紙, 草紙 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 抿屎紙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 廁紙, 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 抿屎紙, 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 摒屎紙, 草紙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 揩屎紙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草紙 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 草紙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 草紙, 汧屁股紙 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 擦㞘子紙 |
| Jin | Linhe | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jin | Jining | 手紙 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 擦屁股紙, 衛生紙 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 手紙 |
| Jin | Handan | 草紙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 草紙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 衛生紙, 塗紙 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 放屎紙 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 綿仔紙, 塗紙 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 綿仔紙 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 衛生紙, 粗紙 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 粗紙, 馬口紙, 染蠻紙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 廁紙, 礐廁紙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 草紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 放屎紙 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 草紙, 擼尻川紙 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 手紙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 紙 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 紙巾, 草紙 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 草紙, 飛機票 humorous, 粗紙 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 草紙 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 草紙 |
| Wu | Danyang | 草紙, 大便紙 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 毛紙, 草紙 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 草紙 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 草紙 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 草紙 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 解手紙 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 解手紙, 刮屁股紙 |

#### See also

* 面巾紙／面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ)
* 紙巾／纸巾 (zhǐjīn)

### Further reading

* “Entry #11394”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.