外骨骼

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	skeleton
trad. (外骨骼)		外	骨骼
simp. ^#(外骨骼)		外	骨骼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàigǔgé

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ gwat¹ gaak³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàigǔgé
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàigǔgé
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-ku³-ko²
  - Yale: wài-gǔ-gé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wayguuger
  - Palladius: вайгугэ (vajgugɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ gwat¹ gaak³
  - Yale: ngoih gwāt gaak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ gwat⁷ gaak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ gued¹ gag³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² kʷɐt̚⁵ kaːk̚³/

Noun

外骨骼

exoskeleton (hard outer structure)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	骨	骼
がい Grade: 2	こつ > こっ Grade: 6	かく Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 外骨骼 – see the following entry.

【外骨格がいこっかく】

[noun] (anatomy) an exoskeleton

(This term, 外骨骼, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)