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膝蓋

膝蓋

See also: 膝盖

Chinese

		knee	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (膝蓋)		膝	蓋
simp. (膝盖)		膝	盖

Noun

膝蓋

knee

Derived terms

膝蓋骨／膝盖骨 (xīgàigǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	蓋
しつ Grade: S	がい Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) しつがい [shìtsúgáí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕit͡sɯᵝɡ̃a̠i]

Noun

膝蓋 ‎(hiragana しつがい, romaji shitsugai)

patella, kneecap

Derived terms

Derived terms

膝蓋腱 (しつがいけん) ‎(shitsugaiken)
膝蓋骨 (しつがいこつ) ‎(shitsugaikotsu): patella, kneecap

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīgài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄍㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ goi³
Min Nan (POJ): chhiak-kài / sit-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīgài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄍㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shigay
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sat¹ goi³
  - Yale: sāt goi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ goi³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiak-kài
  - Tâi-lô: tshiak-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiakkaix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kaɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sit-kài
  - Tâi-lô: sit-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sitkaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁴ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕit̚³²⁻⁵ kaɪ²¹/