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肌肉

肌肉

Chinese

		flesh; muscle	meat; flesh
simp. and trad. (肌肉)		肌	肉

Noun

肌肉

(anatomy) muscle
肌肉力量 ― jīròu lìliang ― muscle strength

Derived terms

肌肉女
肌肉注射
肌肉男 (jīròunán)

肌肉記憶／肌肉记忆 (jīròu jìyì)
肌肉麻痺／肌肉麻痹

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīròu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄖㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ juk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ki-lio̍k / ki-jio̍k / ki-hia̍k / ki-bah / ki-mah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jīròu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄖㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jirow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    肌肉
    雞肉／鸡肉
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ juk⁶
  - Yale: gēi yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ juk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-lio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki-lio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiliok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ liɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-jio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki-jio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kijiok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑiɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki-hia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hiak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-bah
  - Tâi-lô: ki-bah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'baq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-mah
  - Tâi-lô: ki-mah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimaq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ maʔ⁵/