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牙床

牙床

See also: 牙牀

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	bed; couch; (a measure word)
trad. (牙床/牙牀)		牙	床/牀
simp. (牙床)		牙	床

Noun

牙床

(anatomy) gum, gingiva, alveolar ridge

Synonyms

牙肉
牙齦／牙龈 (yáyín)
齒齦／齿龈 (chǐyín)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáchuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ cong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gâ-chhông / gê-chhn̂g / gêe-chhn̂g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáchuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yachwang
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ cong⁴
  - Yale: ngàh chòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ tsong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâ-chhông
  - Tâi-lô: gâ-tshông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gazhoong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ga²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ga²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-chhn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: gê-tshn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gezhngg
  - IPA (Taipei): /ge²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ge²³⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gêe-chhn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: gêe-tshn̂g
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/