龜卜

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See also: 龟卜

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	to divine; foretell; turnip
trad. (龜卜)		龜	卜
simp. (龟卜)		龟	卜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guībǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄅㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ buk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guībǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄅㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueibǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-pu³
  - Yale: gwēi-bǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueibuu
  - Palladius: гуйбу (gujbu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ buk¹
  - Yale: gwāi būk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ buk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ bug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ pʊk̚⁵/

Verb

龜卜

to divine by use of tortoise shells

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (龜卜):

→ Japanese: 亀(き)卜(ぼく) (kiboku)
→ Korean: 귀복(龜卜) (gwibok)

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