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陰溝

陰溝

See also: 阴沟

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	ditch; gutter
trad. (陰溝)		陰	溝
simp. (阴沟)		阴	沟

Noun

陰溝

sewer; covered drain

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīngōu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ kau¹
Min Nan (POJ): im-kau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīngōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄍㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingou
  - IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam¹ kau¹
  - Yale: yām kāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ kau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-kau
  - Tâi-lô: im-kau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imkaw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ kaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/