貝塔

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝塔)		貝	塔
simp. (贝塔)		贝	塔

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta).

(hole): through transliteration to Greek script of Latin letter B (bī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèitǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèitǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄊㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèitǎ
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-tʻa³
    • Yale: bèi-tǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytaa
    • Palladius: бэйта (bɛjta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

貝塔

1. beta (the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet)
2. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a secondary sex similar to normal humans, lacking the biological drives of alphas and omegas but generally capable of bonding and mating with either; beta
3. (vulgar, Internet) Alternative form of 屄 (bī)

Derived terms

• 貝塔射線 / 贝塔射线 (bèitǎ shèxiàn)
• 貝塔粒子 / 贝塔粒子 (bèitǎ lìzǐ)