三頭肌

Chinese

		three	head	flesh; muscle
trad. (三頭肌)		三	頭	肌
simp. (三头肌)		三	头	肌

Etymology

Calque of Latin triceps (“triple-headed”) + 肌 (jī, “muscle”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāntóujī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ tau⁴ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāntóujī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: santóuji
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tʻou²-chi¹
    • Yale: sān-tóu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santourji
    • Palladius: саньтоуцзи (sanʹtouczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ tau⁴ gei¹
    • Yale: sāam tàuh gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tau⁴ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ teo⁴ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

三頭肌

1. (anatomy) triceps, especially triceps brachii

Derived terms

• 小腿三頭肌 / 小腿三头肌 (xiǎotuǐ sāntóujī)
• 肱三頭肌 / 肱三头肌 (gōngsāntóujī)