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活化石

活化石

Chinese

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	fossil
simp. and trad. (活化石)		活	化石

Noun

活化石

living fossil

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huóhuàshí

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ faa³ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huóhuàshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwohuahshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯a̠⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wut⁶ faa³ sek⁶
  - Yale: wuht fa sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ faa³ sek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² fɑː³³ sɛːk̚²/