臼齒

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See also: 臼齿

Chinese

		mortar	tooth
trad. (臼齒)		臼	齒
simp. (臼齿)		臼	齿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiùchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁵ ci²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khū-khí

(Teochew, Peng'im): ku⁶ ki²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiùchǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiòuchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-chʻih³
  - Yale: jyòu-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowchyy
  - Palladius: цзючи (czjuči)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kau⁵ ci²
  - Yale: káuh chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁵ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: keo⁵ qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khū-khí
  - Tâi-lô: khū-khí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quxqie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰu⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰu²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰu³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰu³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ku⁶ ki²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khŭ khí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

Noun

臼齒

molar

Synonyms

磨牙 (móyá)
(Teochew) 牙母

Dialectal synonyms of 臼齒 (“molar”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		臼齒
Mandarin	Jinan	大牙, 後槽牙, 槽牙
	Luoyang	大牙
	Wanrong	槽牙
	Xi'an	槽牙
	Xining	大牙
	Ürümqi	大牙, 槽牙
	Chengdu	大牙
	Liuzhou	大牙
	Xuzhou	大牙, 後槽牙
	Yangzhou	槽牙
	Nanjing	槽牙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大牙
	Hong Kong	大牙
	Taishan	大牙
	Dongguan	大牙
Gan	Nanchang	大牙
Hakka	Meixian	大牙板
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	大牙, 大牙板
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	大牙, 大牙板
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	大牙, 大牙板
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	大牙, 大牙板
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	大牙, 大牙板
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	大牙
Jin	Taiyuan	後槽牙, 槽牙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	大牙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	大牙
Southern Min	Xiamen	後層齒, 大層齒, 牙槽齒, 大層, 後層
	Quanzhou	後層齒, 後層
	Zhangzhou	後層齒, 大層齒, 大層, 後層
	Tainan	後層 GT
	Shantou	臼齒, 牙頭母
	Jieyang	牙頭母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	大牙
Wu	Hangzhou	大牙齒
	Ningbo	大牙
	Wenzhou	槽牙
	Jinhua	大牙, 榫頭牙

Derived terms

大臼齒／大臼齿 (dàjiùchǐ)
小臼齒／小臼齿 (xiǎojiùchǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (臼齒):

→ Japanese: 臼歯(きゅうし) (kyūshi)
→ Korean: 구치(臼齒) (guchi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臼	齒
うす Grade: S	は > ば Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
臼	齒
きゅう Grade: S	し Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

臼(きゅう)齒(し) • (kyūshi) ^{←きうし (kiusi)^?} (alternative reading hiragana うすば, rōmaji usuba)

Kyūjitai form of 臼歯: molar

Korean

Hanja in this term
臼	齒

Noun

臼齒 • (guchi) (hangeul 구치)

Hanja form^? of 구치 (“molar”).

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