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龍骨

龍骨

See also: 龙骨

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)	bone
trad. (龍骨)		龍	骨
simp. (龙骨)		龙	骨

Noun

龍骨

keel (beam along the underside of a ship’s hull)
dragon bones (ancient bones used in traditional Chinese medicine)
breastbone (of a bird)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lónggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ gwat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liùng-kut
Min Nan (POJ): liông-kut

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lónggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longguu
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ gwat¹
  - Yale: lùhng gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liùng-kut
  - Hakka Romanization System: liungˇ gud`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liung² gud⁵
  - IPA: /li̯uŋ¹¹ kut̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-kut
  - Tâi-lô: liông-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liongkud
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/