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圓規

圓規

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	compass; rule
trad. (圓規)		圓	規
simp. (圆规)		圆	规

Noun

圓規

pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánguī

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ kwai¹
Min Nan (POJ): îⁿ-kui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanguei
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ kwai¹
  - Yale: yùhn kwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ kwai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: îⁿ-kui
  - Tâi-lô: înn-kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: vi'kuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ĩ¹³⁻²² kui⁴⁴/