塊莖

Chinese

		piece; chunk; lump piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick	stalk; stem
trad. (塊莖)		塊	莖
simp. (块茎)		块	茎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàijīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ ging³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuàijīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuàijing
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: kwài-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayjing
    • Palladius: куайцзин (kuajczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ ging³
    • Yale: faai ging
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ ging³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ ging³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ kɪŋ³³/

Noun

塊莖

1. (botany) tuber (fleshy underground stem)