紙字
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: zua2 ri7
POJ: tsuá-jī
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: tsuá-jī
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
noun: banknote, hell money (joss paper)
紙字
紙字
Page lists three quite different dialect-specific senses (banknote in Southern Min/Puxian, hell money and characters-on-paper in Taiwanese Hokkien), none specifically labeled Teochew, so which sense applies here is uncertain.