# 鐵筆
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiěbǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tit$^3$ bat$^1$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ti$^5$ bih$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thih-pit
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiěbǐ [Phonetic: tiébǐ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiěbǐ
*** Wade–Giles: tʻieh$^3$-pi$^3$
*** Yale: tyě-bǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieebii
*** Palladius: теби (tebi)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tit$^3$ bat$^1$
*** Yale: tit bāt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tit$^8$ bat$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tid$^3$ bed$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ti$^5$ bih$^6$ [Phonetic: ti$^4$ ih$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: tī-bih
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi²¹⁻⁴² $^{(p-)}$iʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ti$^5$ bih$^6$ [Phonetic: ti$^4$ bhih$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi²¹⁻⁴² $^{(p-)}$βiʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thih-pit
*** Tâi-lô: thih-pit
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tihpid
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tʰi(ʔ)⁵ pit̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pit̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pit̚³²/
* “stencil pen; fountain pen”.

### Noun

鐵筆
* cutting tool used in carving seals, etc.
* stylus for cutting stencils; stencil pen
* (Hokkien, Puxian Min) fountain pen
* (Cantonese) crowbar; prybar

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鋼筆, 自來水兒筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鋼筆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鋼筆, 水筆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鋼筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鋼筆, 水筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 水筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鋼筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鋼筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鋼筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 鋼生花 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 鋼生花 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 鋼筆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鋼筆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鋼筆, 靛筆, 自來水筆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 水筆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鋼筆, 水筆, 自來水筆 dated, 洋筆 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鋼筆, 墨水筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鋼筆, 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 水筆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鋼筆, 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 墨水筆, 自來水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 水筆 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 鋼筆, 水筆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 水筆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 墨水筆 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 鋼筆 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 水筆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鋼筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鋼筆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鋼筆, 萬年筆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鋼筆, 萬年筆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鋼筆, 萬年筆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鋼筆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鋼筆, 萬年筆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鋼筆 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 水筆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鋼筆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鋼筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 水筆 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Linhe | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Jining | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Baotou | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 鋼筆 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 水筆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鋼筆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鐵筆, 自來水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鐵筆, 水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 鐵筆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鐵筆, 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 鐵筆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 萬年筆, 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 萬年筆, 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 墨水筆, 番人筆 dated |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 水筆, 墨水筆 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鋼筆 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 水筆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 水筆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 水筆, 自來水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鋼筆, 墨水筆, 自來水筆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鋼筆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 自來水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鋼筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 藍水筆, 自來水筆, 鋼筆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鋼筆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鋼筆, 水筆, 自來水筆 dated |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鋼筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鋼筆, 自來水筆, 水筆 |
* (crowbar):
* bá-luh (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 撬棒 (qiàobàng)
* 撬棍 (qiàogùn)
* 撬槓 / 撬杠 (qiàogàng)
* 鐵挺 / 铁挺 (tiětǐng)
* 鐵撬 / 铁撬 (tiěqiào)

#### Derived terms

* 鐵筆喙 / 铁笔喙
* 鐵筆套 / 铁笔套
* 鐵筆束 / 铁笔束
* 鐵筆殼 / 铁笔壳
* 鐵筆水 / 铁笔水
* 鐵筆肚 / 铁笔肚

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “铁笔”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 536.