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脊梁

脊梁

See also: 脊樑

Chinese

		spine; back; ridge	beam of roof; bridge
trad. (脊梁/脊樑)		脊	梁/樑
simp. (脊梁)		脊	梁

Noun

脊梁

(anatomy) backbone
(dialectal) back
(figuratively) backbone; mainstay; core

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǐliáng, jíliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik³ loeng⁴, zek³ loeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐliáng → jǐliang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ → ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄤ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii.liang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/ → /t͡ɕi²¹⁴ li̯ɑŋ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: jíliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiliang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik³ loeng⁴, zek³ loeng⁴
  - Yale: jik lèuhng, jek lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁸ loeng⁴, dzek⁸ loeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚³ lœːŋ²¹/, /t͡sɛːk̚³ lœːŋ²¹/