北寄貝
Chinese
| north | lodge at; to mail; to send lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend |
cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北寄貝) | 北 | 寄 | 貝 | |
| simp. (北寄贝) | 北 | 寄 | 贝 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北寄貝 (hokkigai).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běijìbèi
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běijìbèi
- Wade–Giles: pei3-chi4-pei4
- Yale: běi-jì-bèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeijihbey
- Palladius: бэйцзибэй (bɛjczibɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 gei3 bui3
- Yale: bāk gei bui
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 gei3 bui3
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 géi3 bui3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ kei̯³³ puːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
北寄貝
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 寄 | 貝 |
| ほく > ほっ Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 5 |
かい > がい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
北寄貝 or 北寄貝 • (hokkigai) ←ほくきがひ (fokukigafi)?
- synonym of 姥貝 (ubagai, “surf clam, Spisula sachalinense”)