胰島
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See also: 胰岛
Chinese
| pancreas | island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (胰島) | 胰 | 島 | |
| simp. (胰岛) | 胰 | 岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yídǎo
- Wade–Giles: i2-tao3
- Yale: yí-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yidao
- Palladius: идао (idao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 dou2
- Yale: yìh dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
胰島
- (anatomy) islets of Langerhans (in the pancreas)