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軟骨

軟骨

See also: 软骨

Chinese

		soft; flexible	bone
trad. (軟骨)		軟	骨
simp. (软骨)		软	骨

Noun

軟骨

(anatomy) cartilage

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	骨
Grade: S	Grade: 6

Noun

軟骨 ‎(hiragana なんこつ, romaji nankotsu)

cartilage - a type of dense connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ruǎngǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ gwat¹
Min Nan (POJ): nńg-kut

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ruǎngǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanguu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ gwat¹
  - Yale: yúhn gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ kʷɐt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-kut
  - Tâi-lô: nńg-kut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngfkud
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/