海螵蛸

海螵蛸

Chinese

		ocean; sea	egg-case of the praying mantis; cuttlebone
simp. and trad. (海螵蛸)		海	螵蛸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎipiāoxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² piu¹ siu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hǎipiāoxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haepiaushiau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎipiaosiao
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² piu¹ siu¹
    • Yale: hói pīu sīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² piu¹ siu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² piu¹ xiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯³⁵ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

海螵蛸

1. cuttlebone (An substance used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

Synonyms

• 螵蛸 (piāoxiāo)
• 烏賊骨／乌贼骨 (wūzéigǔ)
• (Min Nan) 墨賊船／墨贼船