堡礁

Chinese

		earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names	reef; shoal rock
trad. (堡礁)		堡	礁
simp. #(堡礁)		堡	礁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² ziu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojiao
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chiao¹
    • Yale: bǎu-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiau
    • Palladius: баоцзяо (baoczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² ziu¹
    • Yale: bóu jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

堡礁

1. barrier reef

Derived terms

• 大堡礁 (Dà Bǎojiāo)