海龜

See also: 海龟

Chinese

		ocean; sea	tortoise; turtle
trad. (海龜)		海	龜
simp. (海龟)		海	龟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎiguī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² gwai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hói-kûi
Min Nan (POJ): hái-ku

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: hǎiguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeguei
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    海歸／海归
    海龜／海龟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: hoi² gwai¹
  - Yale: hói gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    海歸／海归
    海龜／海龟
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-kûi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoi` gui´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ gui¹
  - IPA: /ho̯i³¹ ku̯i²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ku
  - Tâi-lô: hái-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

Noun

海龜

sea turtle (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
(neologism, humorous, slang) Alternative form of 海歸／海归 (hǎiguī, “one who has studied overseas and returned to China”).

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