海鞘

Chinese

		ocean; sea	scabbard; sheath
trad. (海鞘)		海	鞘
simp. #(海鞘)		海	鞘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎiqiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² ciu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiqiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiciào
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-chʻiao⁴
    • Yale: hǎi-chyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haechiaw
    • Palladius: хайцяо (xajcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² ciu³
    • Yale: hói chiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² tsiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² qiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Noun

海鞘

1. sea squirt

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	鞘
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
海鞘 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 海鞘 – see the following entry.

【ほやホヤ】 [noun] ascidian, sea squirt Alternative spelling 老海鼠

(This term, 海鞘, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)