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形態

形態

See also: 形态

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	attitude
trad. (形態)		形	態
simp. (形态)		形	态

Noun

形態

shape, form, pattern
morphology

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	態
けい Grade: 2	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Homophones: 携帯, 敬体, 形体, 継体

Noun

形態 ‎(hiragana けいたい, romaji keitai)

form; shape^[1]
gestalt^[2]

Synonyms

(form): 形体 (けいたい) ‎(keitai), 形 (かたち) ‎(katachi)
(gestalt): ゲシュタルト ‎(geshutaruto)

References

↑ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
↑ 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xíngtài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ taai³
Min Nan (POJ): hêng-thài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xíngtài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngtay
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    型態／型态
    形態／形态
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ taai³
  - Yale: yìhng taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ taai³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ tʰɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-thài
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengtaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tʰaɪ²¹/