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脊椎骨

脊椎骨

Chinese

		spine; vertebra; backbone	bone
simp. and trad. (脊椎骨)		脊椎	骨

Noun

脊椎骨

vertebra

Synonyms

脊椎 (jǐzhuī)
椎骨 (zhuīgǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǐzhuīgǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ zeoi¹ gwat¹, zik³ zeoi¹ gwat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐzhuīgǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijueiguu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zek³ zeoi¹ gwat¹, zik³ zeoi¹ gwat¹
  - Yale: jek jēui gwāt, jik jēui gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ dzoey¹ gwat⁷, dzik⁸ dzoey¹ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/, /t͡sɪk̚³ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/
  - Note: zek3 zeoi1 gwat1 - vernacular; zik3 zeoi1 gwat1 - literary.