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魔爪

魔爪

Chinese

		devil	claw
simp. and trad. (魔爪)		魔	爪

Noun

魔爪

devil's talons or claws; evil clutches; tentacles

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mózhǎo, mózhuǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄓㄠˇ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ zaau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
  - Pinyin: mózhǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄓㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mojao
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular)⁺
  - Pinyin: mózhuǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mojoa
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ zaau²
  - Yale: mō jáau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ dzaau²
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɑːu̯³⁵/