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幽閉

幽閉

See also: 幽闭

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (幽閉)		幽	閉
simp. (幽闭)		幽	闭

Verb

幽閉

to confine
to imprison; to keep captive
to sterilize a woman as a form of punishment

Derived terms

幽閉恐懼症／幽闭恐惧症 (yōubì kǒngjùzhèng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yōubì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ bai³
Min Nan (POJ): iu-pì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yōubì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄅㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioubih
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ bai³
  - Yale: yāu bai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ bai³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-pì
  - Tâi-lô: iu-pì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'pix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ pi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/