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北回歸線

北回歸線

See also: 北回归线

Chinese

		north	tropic
trad. (北回歸線)		北	回歸線
simp. (北回归线)		北	回归线

Proper noun

北回歸線

(geography) The Tropic of Cancer.

Related terms

南回歸線／南回归线 (Nánhuíguīxiàn)

See also

熱帶／热带 (rèdài)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Běihuíguīxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ wui⁴ gwai¹ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Běihuíguīxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeihweigueishiann
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ wui⁴ gwai¹ sin³
  - Yale: bāk wùih gwāi sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ wui⁴ gwai¹ sin³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ wuːi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ siːn³³/