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漩渦

漩渦

See also: 漩涡

Chinese

		eddy	eddy; whirlpool; name of a river
trad. (漩渦)		漩	渦
simp. (漩涡)		漩	涡

Noun

漩渦

swirl (whirling eddy)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuánwō

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ wo¹
Min Nan (POJ): soân-o

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuánwō
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun⁴ wo¹
  - Yale: syùhn wō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ wo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyːn²¹ wɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soân-o
  - Tâi-lô: suân-o
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soan'oy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan²⁴⁻²² ɤ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suan²⁴⁻²² ɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan¹³⁻²² ɤ⁴⁴/