螺貝

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See also: 螺贝

Chinese

aquatic snail
 
cowries; shell; valuables
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (螺貝)
simp. (螺贝)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (1)
Final () (95) (25)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter lwa pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lwa/ /pajH/
Li
Rong
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Wang
Li
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/luɑ/ /pɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luó bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lo4 bui3

Noun

螺貝

  1. shell; conch
  2. (archaic, music) conch trumpet

Descendants

  • Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ (labai, sea shell; conch; conch trumpet)