胚胎

Chinese

		fetus	fetus; litter
trad. (胚胎)		胚	胎
simp. #(胚胎)		胚	胎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pēitāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄟ ㄊㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui¹ toi¹, pui¹ toi¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pher-thai / phe-thai / phoe-thai

  (Teochew, Peng'im): puê¹ to¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pēitāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟ ㄊㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: peitai
    • Wade–Giles: pʻei¹-tʻai¹
    • Yale: pēi-tāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peitai
    • Palladius: пэйтай (pɛjtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui¹ toi¹, pui¹ toi¹
    • Yale: būi tōi, pūi tōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui¹ toi¹, pui¹ toi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui¹ toi¹, pui¹ toi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pher-thai
    • Tâi-lô: pher-thai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰə³³ tʰai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phe-thai
    • Tâi-lô: phe-thai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phe'tay
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoe-thai
    • Tâi-lô: phue-thai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoe'tay
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: puê¹ to¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phue tho
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰue³³⁻²³ tʰo³³/

Noun

胚胎

1. (literally) embryo
2. (figuratively) embryonic stage