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顴骨

顴骨

See also: 颧骨

Chinese

		cheek bones	bone
trad. (顴骨)		顴	骨
simp. (颧骨)		颧	骨

Noun

顴骨

(anatomy) zygomatic bone; cheekbone

Synonyms

頰骨／颊骨 (jiágǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): quángǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ gwat¹
Min Nan (POJ): koân-kut / koàn-kut

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: quángǔ → quángu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ → ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuan.guu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ g̊u³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ gwat¹
  - Yale: kyùhn gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-kut
  - Tâi-lô: kuân-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koankud
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-kut
  - Tâi-lô: kuàn-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koarnkud
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²/