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珊瑚蟲

珊瑚蟲

See also: 珊瑚虫

Chinese

		coral	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (珊瑚蟲)		珊瑚	蟲
simp. (珊瑚虫)		珊瑚	虫

Noun

珊瑚蟲

coral polyp

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shānhúchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢㄏㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ wu⁴ cung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shānhúchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢㄏㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanhwuchongr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠n⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saan¹ wu⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: sāan wùh chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ wu⁴ tsung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːn⁵⁵ wuː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/