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傴僂

傴僂

See also: 伛偻

Chinese

		hunchbacked	hunchback
trad. (傴僂)		傴	僂
simp. (伛偻)		伛	偻

Noun

傴僂

(literary) hunchback, hyperkyphosis

Japanese

Kanji in this term
傴	僂
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji

Noun

傴僂 ‎(hiragana せむし, romaji semushi)

hunchback

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǔlóu

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu² lau⁴, jyu² leoi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǔlóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeulou
  - IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu² lau⁴, jyu² leoi⁵
  - Yale: yú làuh, yú léuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy² lau⁴, jy² loey⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː³⁵ lɐu̯²¹/, /jyː³⁵ lɵy̯¹³/