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晶球

晶球

Chinese

		crystal	ball; sphere
simp. and trad. (晶球)		晶	球

Noun

晶球

Short for 水晶球 (shuǐjīngqiú, “crystal ball”).
(geology) Alternative term for 晶洞 (jīngdòng, “geode”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīngqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ kau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngqiúr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingchyoul
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɤʊɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ kau⁴
  - Yale: jīng kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ kau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/