腰椎

Chinese

		waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle	spine; a hammer
trad. (腰椎)		腰	椎
simp. ^#(腰椎)		腰	椎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāozhuī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄓㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ zeoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāozhuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄓㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yaojhuei
  - Wade–Giles: yao¹-chui¹
  - Yale: yāu-jwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaujuei
  - Palladius: яочжуй (jaočžuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ zeoi¹
  - Yale: yīu jēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ dzoey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ zêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Noun

腰椎

lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)

Synonyms

腰脊骨 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
腰骨 (yāogǔ)

Derived terms

腰椎穿刺 (yāozhuī chuāncì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腰	椎
よう Grade: S	つい Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

腰 (“lower back”) +‎ 椎 (“vertebra”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーつい [yòótsúí] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) よーつい [yóꜜòtsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːt͡sɨi]

Noun

腰(よう)椎(つい) • (yōtsui)

a lumbar vertebra
Hypernym: 椎骨 (tsuikotsu)