鱷龜
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Chinese
| crocodile; alligator | tortoise; turtle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鱷龜) | 鱷 | 龜 | |
| simp. (鳄龟) | 鳄 | 龟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èguei
- Wade–Giles: o4-kuei1
- Yale: è-gwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehguei
- Palladius: эгуй (eguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
鱷龜
- any animal in the family Chelydridae of snapping turtles, such as an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) and a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)