樞椎

Chinese

		hinge; pivot	spine; a hammer
trad. (樞椎)		樞	椎
simp. (枢椎)		枢	椎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūzhuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ zeoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shūzhuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shujhuei
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹-chui¹
    • Yale: shū-jwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shujuei
    • Palladius: шучжуй (šučžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu¹ zeoi¹
    • Yale: syū jēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ dzoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ zêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

樞椎

1. (anatomy) axis; second cervical vertebra of the spine