硨磲

硨磲

Chinese

trad. (硨磲)		硨	磲
simp. (砗磲)		砗	磲
variant forms		車渠／车渠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēqú

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜ ㄑㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce¹ keoi⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chhia-kû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chēqú
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜ ㄑㄩˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chechyu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce¹ keoi⁴
    • Yale: chē kèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse¹ koey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé¹ kêu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhia-kû
    • Tâi-lô: tshia-kû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chia'kuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰia³³ ku²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰia  ɡɨʌ/▼

Rime
Character	硨	磲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	尺遮切	強魚切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰia/	/ɡɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰia/	/ɡiɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰia/	/ɡiɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰia/	/gɨə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰia/	/ɡiɔ/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭa/	/ɡĭo/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯a/	/gi̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chē	qú

Noun

硨磲

1. (literary, historical) name of a gem
2. giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
   1. (～屬) Tridacna
   2. (～亞科) Tridacninae