土偶
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Chinese
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (土偶) | 土 | 偶 | |
| simp. #(土偶) | 土 | 偶 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tǔ-ǒu
- Wade–Giles: tʻu3-ou3
- Yale: tǔ-ǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuuoou
- Palladius: туоу (tuou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tou2 ngau5
- Yale: tóu ngáuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou2 ngau5
- Guangdong Romanization: tou2 ngeo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰou̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
土偶
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 土 | 偶 |
| ど Grade: 1 |
ぐう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From 土 (do, “earth”) + 偶 (gū, “idol”).