水豚

Chinese

		water; river	suckling pig
trad. (水豚)		水	豚
simp. ^#(水豚)		水	豚

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐtún

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² tyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐtún
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěitún
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-tʻun²
  - Yale: shwěi-twún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeitwen
  - Palladius: шуйтунь (šujtunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² tyun⁴
  - Yale: séui tyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² tyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² tün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

水豚

capybara

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