胸椎

Chinese

		chest; bosom; heart chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	spine; a hammer
trad. (胸椎)		胸	椎
simp. #(胸椎)		胸	椎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngzhuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ zeoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngzhuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄓㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongjhuei
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-chui¹
    • Yale: syūng-jwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongjuei
    • Palladius: сюнчжуй (sjunčžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ zeoi¹
    • Yale: hūng jēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ dzoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ zêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

胸椎

1. thoracic vertebra

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胸	椎
きょう Grade: 6	つい Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

胸 (“thorax”) +‎ 椎 (“vertebera”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょ​ーつい [kyóꜜòtsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡sɨᵝi]

Noun

胸(きょう)椎(つい) • (kyōtsui) 

1. a thoracic vertebra

See also

• 椎(つい)骨(こつ) (tsuikotsu)
• 胸(きょう)骨(こつ) (kyōkotsu)