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脊柱裂

脊柱裂

Chinese

		vertebral column; spinal column; backbone vertebral column; spinal column; backbone; spine	crack; split
simp. and trad. (脊柱裂)		脊柱	裂

Noun

脊柱裂

(pathology) spina bifida

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǐzhùliè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ cyu⁵ lit⁶, zik³ cyu⁵ lit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐzhùliè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijuhlieh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zek³ cyu⁵ lit⁶, zik³ cyu⁵ lit⁶
  - Yale: jek chyúh liht, jik chyúh liht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ tsy⁵ lit⁹, dzik⁸ tsy⁵ lit⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡ɕʰyː¹³ liːt̚²/, /t͡sɪk̚³ t͡ɕʰyː¹³ liːt̚²/
  - Note: zek3 cyu5 lit6 - vernacular; zik3 cyu5 lit6 - literary.