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蛀牙

蛀牙

Chinese

		termite; to bore (of insects)	tooth; ivory
simp. and trad. (蛀牙)		蛀	牙

Noun

蛀牙

dental caries

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhùyá

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu³ ngaa⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chu-ngà

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhùyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhya
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu³ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: jyu ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy³ ngaa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː³³ ŋɑː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chu-ngà
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu ngaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu⁴ nga²
  - IPA: /t͡su⁵⁵ ŋa¹¹/