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咬字

咬字

Chinese

		bite; nip	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (咬字)		咬	字

Verb

咬字

to enunciate; to pronounce
咬字清晰 ― yǎozì qīngxī ― to pronounce clearly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎozì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau⁵ zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kā-jī / kā-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎozì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeautzyh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaau⁵ zi⁶
  - Yale: ngáauh jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau⁵ dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːu̯¹³ t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā-jī / kā-lī
  - Tâi-lô: kā-jī / kā-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaxji, kaxli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑi²²/, /ka²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁴¹⁻²² d͡ʑi⁴¹/, /ka⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka²²⁻²¹ d͡ʑi²²/, /ka²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka³³⁻¹¹ d͡ʑi³³/, /ka³³⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³⁻²¹ d͡ʑi³³/, /ka³³⁻²¹ li³³/