阿米巴
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿米巴) | 阿 | 米 | 巴 | |
| simp. #(阿米巴) | 阿 | 米 | 巴 | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄧˇ ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: amǐba
- Wade–Giles: a1-mi3-pa1
- Yale: ā-mǐ-bā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amiiba
- Palladius: амиба (amiba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 mai5 baa1
- Yale: a máih bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 mai5 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 mei5 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ mɐi̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 bhi2 ba1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a bí pa
- Sinological IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ pa³³/
- (Teochew)
Noun
阿米巴
- amoeba (a member of a genus of unicellular protozoa)