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八戒

八戒

Chinese

		eight; 8	swear off; warn against
simp. and trad. (八戒)		八	戒

Noun

八戒

(Buddhism) the eight precepts
Zhu Bajie (豬八戒／猪八戒)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bājiè

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ gaai³
Min Nan (POJ): pat-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bājiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajieh
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ gaai³
  - Yale: baat gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ gaai³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːt̚³ kɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-kài
  - Tâi-lô: pat-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: patkaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ kaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ kaɪ²¹/