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艾灸

艾灸

Chinese

		Artemisia vulgaris; Chinese mugwort	cauterize
simp. and trad. (艾灸)		艾	灸

Noun

艾灸

moxibustion

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àijiǔ, àijiū

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ, ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁶ gau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: àijiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayjeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: àijiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayjiou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaai⁶ gau³
  - Yale: ngaaih gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁶ gau³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːi̯²² kɐu̯³³/