胞吞

Chinese

		the placenta; womb	to swallow; to take
trad. (胞吞)		胞	吞
simp. #(胞吞)		胞	吞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāotūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāotūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: baotun
    • Wade–Giles: pao¹-tʻun¹
    • Yale: bāu-twūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bautuen
    • Palladius: баотунь (baotunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

Noun

胞吞

1. (cytology) endocytosis

   Antonym: 胞吐 (bāotù)