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寄居蟹

寄居蟹

Chinese

		to live away from home	crab
simp. and trad. (寄居蟹)		寄居	蟹

Noun

寄居蟹

hermit crab

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìjūxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ geoi¹ haai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìjūxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjiushieh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ geoi¹ haai⁵
  - Yale: gei gēui háaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ goey¹ haai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ kɵy̯⁵⁵ hɑːi̯¹³/