龜尾
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Chinese
| tortoise; turtle | tail | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龜尾) | 龜 | 尾 | |
| simp. (龟尾) | 龟 | 尾 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Korean 구미(龜尾) (Gumi).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gueiwěi
- Wade–Giles: Kuei1-wei3
- Yale: Gwēi-wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gueiwoei
- Palladius: Гуйвэй (Gujvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai1 mei5
- Yale: gwāi méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai1 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: guei1 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
龜尾
- (～市) Gumi (a city in South Korea)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 龜 | 尾 |