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貝殼

貝殼

See also: 貝殻 and 贝壳

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	shell
trad. (貝殼)		貝	殼
simp. (贝壳)		贝	壳

Noun

貝殼

shell; seashell
clamshell

Synonyms

海貝／海贝 (hǎibèi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bèiké

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ hok³
Min Nan (POJ): pòe-khak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèiké
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyker
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèikér
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beykelr
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ hok³
  - Yale: bui hok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ hok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ hɔːk̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòe-khak
  - Tâi-lô: puè-khak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poea'qag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰak̚³²/