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乳溝

乳溝

See also: 乳沟

Chinese

		breast; milk	ditch; gutter
trad. (乳溝)		乳	溝
simp. (乳沟)		乳	沟

Noun

乳溝

cleavage (between breasts)

Etymology

From 乳 (rǔ, “breasts”) + 溝／沟 (gōu, “ditch, trench”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rǔgōu

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˇ ㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ kau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: rǔgōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˇ ㄍㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruugou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ kau¹
  - Yale: yúh kāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ kau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/