步甲

Chinese

		a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
simp. and trad. (步甲)		步	甲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùjiǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ gaap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùjiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùjiǎ
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chia³
    • Yale: bù-jyǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhjea
    • Palladius: буцзя (buczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ gaap³
    • Yale: bouh gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ gab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² kaːp̚³/

Noun

步甲

1. ground beetle

Synonyms

• 步行蟲／步行虫 (bùxíngchóng)