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Definition 2024

		spine; back; ridge	spine; a hammer
simp. and trad. (脊椎)		脊	椎

脊椎

脊椎 ‎(hiragana せきつい, romaji sekitsui)

Hanja in this term
脊	椎

脊椎 • ‎(cheokchu) ‎(hangeul 척추)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐzhuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijuei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: jízhuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijuei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zek³ zeoi¹, zik³ zeoi¹
  - Yale: jek jēui, jik jēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ dzoey¹, dzik⁸ dzoey¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵/, /t͡sɪk̚³ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵/
  - Note: zek3 zeoi1 - vernacular; zik3 zeoi1 - literary.
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chit-chhûi
  - Hakka Romanization System: jid` cui´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jid⁵ cui¹
  - IPA: /t͡ɕit̚² t͡sʰu̯i²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cék-tùi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰui⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-chui
  - Tâi-lô: tsik-tsui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zekzuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jiq zoe (T4)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɪʔ³³ z̻ø⁴⁴/