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魔方

魔方

Chinese

		devil	square; quadrilateral; direction square; quadrilateral; direction; just
simp. and trad. (魔方)		魔	方

Noun

魔方

Rubik's cube

Synonyms

魔術方塊／魔术方块 (móshù fāngkuài)

Etymology

From 魔 (mó, “magic”) + 方 (fāng, “square pieces”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mófāng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ fong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: mófāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mofang
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    磨坊
    魔方
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ fong¹
  - Yale: mō fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/