脊椎骨

Chinese

		spine; backbone; vertebra	bone
trad. (脊椎骨)		脊椎	骨
simp. #(脊椎骨)		脊椎	骨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐzhuīgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ zeoi¹ gwat¹, zik³ zeoi¹ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐzhuīgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐjhueigǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chi³-chui¹-ku³
    • Yale: jǐ-jwēi-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijueiguu
    • Palladius: цзичжуйгу (czičžujgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zek³ zeoi¹ gwat¹, zik³ zeoi¹ gwat¹
    • Yale: jek jēui gwāt, jik jēui gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ dzoey¹ gwat⁷, dzik⁸ dzoey¹ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég³ zêu¹ gued¹, jig³ zêu¹ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/, /t͡sɪk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Note:

• zek3 zeoi1 gwat1 - vernacular;
• zik3 zeoi1 gwat1 - literary.

Noun

脊椎骨

1. vertebra

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椎骨 (“vertebra”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椎骨, 脊椎骨, 脊椎
Southern Min	Xiamen	尻脊骨
	Quanzhou	尻脊骨, 巴脊骨
	Jinjiang	龍脊骨
	Zhangzhou	尻脊骨, 龍楞骨, 透龍骨, 龍骨