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螺貝

螺貝

See also: 螺贝

Chinese

		****; snail	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (螺貝)		螺	貝
simp. (螺贝)		螺	贝

Noun

螺貝

shell; conch
(archaic, music) conch trumpet

Descendants

→ Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ ‎(labai, “sea shell; conch; conch trumpet”)
- → Chinese: 喇叭 (lǎba, “horn”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): luóbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lo^4-2 bui³
Min Nan (POJ): lê-pòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: luóbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luobey
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lo^4-2 bui³
  - Yale: ló bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lo^4-2 bui³
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔː²¹⁻³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lê-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: lê-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: le'poex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /le²⁴⁻²² pue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /le²⁴⁻²² pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /le¹³⁻²² pue²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /le²⁴⁻¹¹ pue¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /le²³⁻³³ pue²¹/

Middle Chinese: /luɑ pɑi^H/▼

Rime
Character	螺	貝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	泰 (25)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	落戈切	愽蓋切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lwa/	/paj^H/
Li Rong	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Wang Li	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/luɑ/	/pɑi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	luó	bèi