喀斯特

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (喀斯特)		喀	斯	特
simp. #(喀斯特)		喀	斯	特

Etymology

Borrowed from German Karst or English karst, from Slovene kras.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāsītè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kêh⁴ se¹ dêg⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāsītè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kasihtè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa¹-ssŭ¹-tʻê⁴
    • Yale: kā-sz̄-tè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kasyteh
    • Palladius: касытэ (kasytɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹ si¹ dak⁶
    • Yale: kā sī dahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ si¹ dak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ xi¹ deg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɐk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kêh⁴ se¹ dêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kheh sṳ te̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ sɯ³³⁻²³ tek̚⁴/

Noun

喀斯特

1. (geography) karst (type of land formation)

   中國南方喀斯特／中国南方喀斯特  ―  Zhōngguó nánfāng kāsītè  ―  The South China Karst

Synonyms

• 岩溶 (yánróng)

Proper noun

喀斯特

1. the Karst