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胞衣

胞衣

Chinese

		the placenta; womb	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (胞衣)		胞	衣

Noun

胞衣

(obstetrics) afterbirth

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胞	衣
Grade: S	Grade: 4

Alternative forms

ほうい
ほうえ

Noun

胞衣 ‎(hiragana えな, romaji ena)

(anatomy) placenta
afterbirth (material expelled after childbird)

Synonyms

胎盤

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bāoyī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baau¹ ji¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pâu-yî
Min Nan (POJ): pau-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāoyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baui
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baau¹ ji¹
  - Yale: bāau yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baau¹ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːu̯⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pâu-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: bau´ i´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bau¹ yi¹
  - IPA: /pa̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pâu-yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: bau´ (r)i´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bau¹ yi¹
  - IPA: /pa̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-i
  - Tâi-lô: pau-i
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pauy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /paʊ⁴⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /paʊ³³ i³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /paʊ⁴⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /paʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /paʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁴⁴/