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鼻咽

鼻咽

Chinese

		nose	to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat
simp. and trad. (鼻咽)		鼻	咽

Noun

鼻咽

nose and throat
(anatomy) nasopharynx

Derived terms

鼻咽癌 (bíyān'ái)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bíyān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶ jin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bíyān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byiian
  - IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵ i̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    鼻咽
    鼻煙／鼻烟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei⁶ jin¹
  - Yale: beih yīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶ jin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯²² jiːn⁵⁵/