胚珠

胚珠

Chinese

		fetus	pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (胚珠)		胚	珠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pēizhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄟ ㄓㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pui¹ zyu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pēizhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟ ㄓㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peiju
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pui¹ zyu¹
    • Yale: pūi jyū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pui¹ dzy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pui¹ ju¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰuːy̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃyː⁵⁵/

Noun

胚珠

1. (botany) ovule

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
胚	珠
はい Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) は​いしゅ [háꜜìshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠iɕɨᵝ]

Noun

胚珠 (hiragana はいしゅ, rōmaji haishu)

1. (botany) an ovule