咬筋
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Chinese
| bite; nip | muscle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (咬筋) | 咬 | 筋 | |
| simp. #(咬筋) | 咬 | 筋 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojin
- Wade–Giles: yao3-chin1
- Yale: yǎu-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujin
- Palladius: яоцзинь (jaoczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
咬筋
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 咬 | 筋 |
| こう Hyōgaiji |
きん Grade: 6 |
| kan’on | |
Etymology
咬 (“masticating”) + 筋 (“muscle”), calque of Latin massētēr
Pronunciation
Noun
- a masseter