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喀斯特

喀斯特

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (喀斯特)		喀	斯	特

Noun

喀斯特

(geography) karst

Proper noun

喀斯特

the Karst

Etymology

Transliteration of German Karst or English karst, from Slovene Kras.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāsītè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚㄙㄊㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāsītè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚㄙㄊㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kasyteh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶
  - Yale: kā sī dahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ si¹ dak⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɑː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɐk̚²/