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甲殼

甲殼

Chinese

		"A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 1st heavenly stem; 1st in order "A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 1st heavenly stem; 1st in order; armor	shell
trad. (甲殼)		甲	殼
simp. (甲壳)		甲	壳

Noun

甲殼

shell, carapace, crust (hard protective covering)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎké, jiǎqiào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ hok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎké
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaker
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎqiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ hok³
  - Yale: gaap hok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ hok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːp̚³ hɔːk̚³/