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洞穴

洞穴

Chinese

		cave; hole	hole; cave
simp. and trad. (洞穴)		洞	穴

Noun

洞穴

cave

Synonyms

洞窟 (dòngkū)

See also

石窟 (shíkū)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
洞	穴
ほら Grade: S	あな Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Kun'yomi
IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾ̠a̠ːna̠]

Noun

洞穴 ‎(hiragana ほらあな, romaji horaana)

cave

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
洞	穴
どう Grade: S	けつ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [do̞ːke̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

洞穴 ‎(hiragana どうけつ, romaji dōketsu)

cave

Synonyms

洞窟

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dòngxué, dòngxuè

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ, ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ jyut⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tōng-hia̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: dòngxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshyue
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: dòngxuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshiueh
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶ jyut⁶
  - Yale: duhng yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ jyt⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² jyːt̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-hia̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tōng-hia̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doxnghiat
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hiɛt̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɛt̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hiɛt̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hiɛt̚⁴/