蝸居
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See also: 蜗居
Chinese
| land snail | reside | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蝸居) | 蝸 | 居 | |
| simp. (蜗居) | 蜗 | 居 | |
| Literally: “snail house”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ ㄐㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wojyu
- Wade–Giles: wo1-chü1
- Yale: wō-jyū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uojiu
- Palladius: воцзюй (voczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄐㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guajyu
- Wade–Giles: kua1-chü1
- Yale: gwā-jyū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guajiu
- Palladius: гуацзюй (guaczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wo1 geoi1
- Yale: wō gēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: wo1 goey1
- Guangdong Romanization: wo1 gêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔː⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
蝸居
Derived terms
Verb
蝸居
- (figurative) to live in a small room