喀斯特
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (喀斯特) | 喀 | 斯 | 特 | |
| simp. #(喀斯特) | 喀 | 斯 | 特 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst or English karst, from Slovene kras.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kāsītè
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kasihtè
- Wade–Giles: kʻa1-ssŭ1-tʻê4
- Yale: kā-sz̄-tè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kasyteh
- Palladius: касытэ (kasytɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kaa1 si1 dak6
- Yale: kā sī dahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: kaa1 si1 dak9
- Guangdong Romanization: ka1 xi1 deg6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɐk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kêh4 se1 dêg8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh sṳ te̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ sɯ³³⁻²³ tek̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
Noun
喀斯特
- (geography) karst (type of land formation)
- 中國南方喀斯特／中国南方喀斯特 ― Zhōngguó nánfāng kāsītè ― The South China Karst
Synonyms
- 岩溶 (yánróng)
Proper noun
喀斯特
- Karst (a mountainous karst plateau in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia; in full, Karst Plateau)