扶梯

Chinese

		to support with hand; to help someone up; to help	ladder
simp. and trad. (扶梯)		扶	梯
alternative forms		胡梯 Northern Wu

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): fútī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu² ti¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu⁴ tai¹
Hakka (Changting, Changting Pinyin): pu² tue¹
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hu⁵ tui¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶vu-thi₁; ⁶wu-thi₁ / ²wu-thi₁ / ²vu-thi₁ / ²vu-thi₁ / ²ghou-thi₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fútī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fúti
  - Wade–Giles: fu²-tʻi¹
  - Yale: fú-tī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwuti
  - Palladius: фути (futi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: fu² ti¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: futi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu⁴ tai¹
  - Yale: fùh tāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu⁴ tai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu⁴ tei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː²¹ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: pu² tue¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰu²⁴ tʰue³³/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hu⁵ tui¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hû thui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰui³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶vu-thi₁; ⁶wu-thi₁
  - MiniDict: vu^去 thi^平; wu^去 thi^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vu-thi₁; ³hhu-thi₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²² tʰi⁴⁴/, /ɦu²² tʰi⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Jiading)
  - Wugniu: ²wu-thi₁
  - MiniDict: wu^平 thi^平
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /ɦu²² tʰi⁵³/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
  - Wugniu: ²vu-thi₁
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /βu¹⁵ tʰi⁵³/
- (Northern: Chuansha)
  - Wugniu: ²vu-thi₁
  - Sinological IPA (Chuansha): /βu²² tʰi²²/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²ghou-thi₁
  - MiniDict: ghou^平 thi^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦəu²² tʰi³³/

Noun

扶梯

(colloquial) escalator
staircase (with handrail)
(dialectal) ladder

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 自動扶梯 (“escalator”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
Cantonese	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

Dialectal synonyms of 梯子 (“ladder”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		梯子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	梯子
	Taiwan	梯子
	Harbin	梯子
	Malaysia	樓梯
	Singapore	樓梯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	梯子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	梯子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	梯子
	Wanrong	梯子
	Xi'an	梯子
	Xining	梯子
	Xuzhou	梯子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	梯子
	Lanzhou	梯架
	Ürümqi	梯架
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	梯子
	Wuhan	梯子, 樓梯
	Guiyang	樓梯
	Liuzhou	梯子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	梯子
	Yangzhou	梯子
	Nantong	扶梯
	Hefei	梯子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	梯, 梯橫
	Hong Kong	梯
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	梯
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	梯
	Macau	梯
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	梯橫
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	梯
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	梯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	梯
	Foshan	梯橫
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	梯
	Foshan (Shunde)	梯
	Foshan (Sanshui)	梯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	梯
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	梯橫
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	梯
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	梯
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	梯
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	梯
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	梯
	Taishan	憑企
	Kaiping (Chikan)	憑企
	Enping (Niujiang)	憑企
	Heshan (Yayao)	梯
	Dongguan	梯
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	梯
	Yangjiang	梯
	Wuzhou	梯
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	梯
	Hepu (Shatian)	梯
	Qinzhou	梯
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	梯
	Beihai	梯
	Beihai (Nankang)	梯
	Beihai (Yingpan)	梯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	梯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	梯
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	爬梯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	梯
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	梯
	Móng Cái	腳梯
Gan	Nanchang	樓梯
	Lichuan	樓批
	Pingxiang	樓梯
Hakka	Meixian	梯
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	梯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	梯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	梯
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	梯
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	梯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	梯仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	梯仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	梯仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	梯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	梯仔, 梯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	梯
	Hong Kong	陡梯
	Senai (Huiyang)	梯
	Kuching (Hepo)	樓梯
Huizhou	Jixi	梯
Jin	Taiyuan	梯子
Jin	Xinzhou	梯子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	樓階
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	梯, 樓梯
Southern Min	Xiamen	梯, 樓梯
	Manila (Hokkien)	樓梯, 梯
	Chaozhou	梯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	梯
	Haikou	梯
Puxian Min	Putian	樓梯
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	樓梯
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	樓梯
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	樓梯
	Xianyou	樓梯
	Xianyou (Fengting)	樓梯
	Xianyou (Youyang)	樓梯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	樓梯
Wu	Shanghai	扶梯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	梯
	Suzhou	梯
	Wuxi	梯子, 竹梯
	Danyang	梯, 梯子
	Hangzhou	梯子
	Ningbo	路梯
	Wenzhou	樓梯
	Jinhua	梯兒
Xiang	Changsha	樓梯, 梯子
Xiang	Shuangfeng	樓梯

Dialectal synonyms of 樓梯 (“stairs; staircase”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		樓梯
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	樓梯
	Taiwan	樓梯
	Harbin	樓梯
	Singapore	樓梯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	樓梯
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	樓梯
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	樓梯
	Xi'an	樓梯, 樓梯子
	Xining	樓梯
	Xuzhou	樓梯, 樓梯子, 樓梯兒
	Pizhou	樓梯
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	樓梯, 樓梯子
	Donghai	樓梯子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	樓梯
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	樓梯
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	樓梯
	Wuhan	樓梯
	Guiyang	樓梯
	Guilin	樓梯
	Liuzhou	樓梯, 步梯
	Kokang	樓梯
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	樓梯
	Yangzhou	樓梯
	Baoying	樓梯
	Taizhou	樓梯子
	Zhenjiang	樓梯
	Lianyungang	樓梯子
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	樓梯子
	Xuyi	樓梯子
	Nantong	樓梯
	Rugao	樓梯子
	Yancheng	樓梯
	Funing	樓梯
	Sihong	樓梯
	Hefei	樓梯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	樓梯
	Hong Kong	樓梯
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	樓梯
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	樓梯
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	樓梯
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	樓梯
	Macau	樓梯
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	樓梯
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	樓梯
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	樓梯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	樓梯
	Foshan	樓梯
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	腳踏
	Foshan (Shunde)	樓梯
	Foshan (Sanshui)	樓梯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	樓梯
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	樓梯
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	樓梯
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	樓梯
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	樓梯
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	樓梯
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	樓梯
	Taishan	樓梯
	Kaiping (Chikan)	憑企
	Enping (Niujiang)	樓梯
	Heshan (Yayao)	樓梯
	Dongguan	樓梯
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	樓梯
	Yangjiang	樓梯
	Nanning	樓梯
	Wuzhou	樓梯
	Yulin	樓梯
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	樓梯
	Hepu (Shatian)	樓梯
	Qinzhou	樓梯
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	樓梯
	Beihai	樓梯
	Beihai (Nankang)	樓梯
	Beihai (Yingpan)	樓梯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	樓梯
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	樓梯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	樓梯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	樓梯
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	樓梯
	Móng Cái	樓梯
Gan	Nanchang	樓梯
	Lichuan	樓批
	Pingxiang	板梯
Hakka	Meixian	樓梯
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	樓梯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	樓梯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	樓梯
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	樓梯
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	樓梯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	梯排, 樓梯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	梯排, 樓梯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	樓梯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	梯碫, 樓梯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	樓梯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	樓梯
	Hong Kong	樓梯
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	樓梯
	Senai (Huiyang)	樓梯
Huizhou	Jixi	閣橋
Jin	Taiyuan	樓梯
Jin	Xinzhou	樓梯
Northern Min	Jian'ou	樓階
	Songxi	樓梯
	Zhenghe	樓梯
	Jianyang	樓階
	Wuyishan	樓階
	Pucheng (Shibei)	樓梯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	踏斗, 樓梯
	Fuzhou (Changle)	踏斗
	Fuqing	踏斗, 樓梯
	Yongtai	踏斗
	Gutian	扶梯
	Fu'an	樓梯
	Ningde	踏斗
	Shouning	樓梯
	Zhouning	樓梯齒
	Fuding	樓梯
	Matsu	踏斗
Southern Min	Xiamen	樓梯
	Quanzhou	樓梯
	Zhangzhou	樓梯, 倒梯
	Taipei	樓梯
	Kaohsiung	樓梯
	Penang (Hokkien)	樓梯
	Singapore (Hokkien)	樓梯
	Manila (Hokkien)	樓梯
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	樓梯
	Chaozhou	樓梯
	Shantou	樓梯
	Jieyang	樓梯
	Haifeng	樓梯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	樓梯
	Pontianak (Teochew)	樓梯
	Haikou	樓梯
Puxian Min	Putian	踏斗隥, 踏斗
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	踏斗, 踏斗步
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	踏斗, 踏斗隥
	Xianyou	樓級, 樓梯級
	Xianyou (Fengting)	樓級, 樓梯級
	Xianyou (Youyang)	板梯
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	樓梯
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	樓梯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	樓梯
Wu	Shanghai	扶梯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扶梯
	Suzhou	扶梯
	Wuxi	樓梯
	Changshu	樓梯
	Nantong (Haimen)	樓梯
	Changzhou	樓梯
	Danyang	樓梯
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	樓梯
	Hangzhou	扶梯
	Ningbo	路梯
	Wenzhou	樓梯
	Jinhua	樓梯
Xiang	Changsha	樓梯
	Shuangfeng	樓梯
	Quanzhou	樓梯

Derived terms

滾動扶梯 / 滚动扶梯 (gǔndòng fútī)
自動扶梯 / 自动扶梯 (zìdòng fútī)
電動扶梯 / 电动扶梯 (diàndòng fútī)
電扶梯 / 电扶梯 (diànfútī)

References

“扶梯”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “扶梯”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 510.