白喉

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	throat; larynx
trad. (白喉)		白	喉
simp. #(白喉)		白	喉
Literally: “white throat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báihóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ hau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-âu / pe̍eh-âu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báihóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báihóu
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-hou²
    • Yale: bái-hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhour
    • Palladius: байхоу (bajxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ hau⁴
    • Yale: baahk hàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ hau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ heo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² hɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-âu
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-âu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peq'aau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ au²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ au²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² au²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ au²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-âu
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-âu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ au¹³/

Noun

白喉

1. (～病, ～症) diphtheria

Derived terms

• 白喉桿菌 / 白喉杆菌 (báihóu gǎnjūn)
• 白喉棒狀桿菌 / 白喉棒状杆菌
• 白喉毒素