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橐駝

橐駝

See also: 橐驼

Chinese

		sack; tube for blowing fire	humpback
trad. (橐駝)		橐	駝
simp. (橐驼)		橐	驼

Noun

橐駝

(literary) Alternative term for 駱駝／骆驼 (luòtuó, “camel”).
hunchback due to age and sickness

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tuótuó

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tok³ to⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tuótuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twotwo
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tok³ to⁴
  - Yale: tok tòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tok⁸ to⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːk̚³ tʰɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: /tʰɑk̚ dɑ/▼

Rime
Character	橐	駝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	透 (6)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	鐸 (103)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	他各切	徒河切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰɑk̚/	/dɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰɑk̚/	/dɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰɑk̚/	/dɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰak̚/	/da/
Li Rong	/tʰɑk̚/	/dɑ/
Wang Li	/tʰɑk̚/	/dɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/tʰɑk̚/	/dʱɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tuo	tuó