珧柱

Chinese

		mother-of-pearl	pillar
simp. and trad. (珧柱)		珧	柱
alternative forms		瑤柱／瑶柱

Etymology

Clipping of 江珧柱 (jiāngyáozhù).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ cyu⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ cyu⁵
    • Yale: yìuh chyúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ tsy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ qu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰyː¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 珧柱

1. (Cantonese) conpoy

Synonyms

• 乾貝／干贝 (gānbèi)