丫髻
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Chinese
| fork; bifurcation | hair rolled up in a bun, topknot | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (丫髻) |
丫 | 髻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yajì
- Wade–Giles: ya1-chi4
- Yale: yā-jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajih
- Palladius: яцзи (jaczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa1 gai3
- Yale: ā gai
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa1 gai3
- Guangdong Romanization: a1 gei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
丫髻
- hair bun (often two buns on either side of the crown of the head giving the hair a shape similar to a branches)