螺貝

See also: 螺贝

Chinese

		aquatic snail	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (螺貝)		螺	貝
simp. (螺贝)		螺	贝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luóbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lo^4-2 bui³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lê-pòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luóbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luóbèi
    • Wade–Giles: lo²-pei⁴
    • Yale: lwó-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luobey
    • Palladius: лобэй (lobɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lo^4-2 bui³
    • Yale: ló bui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lo^4-2 bui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lo^4-2 bui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔː²¹⁻³⁵ puːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lê-pòe
    • Tâi-lô: lê-puè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: le'poex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /le²⁴⁻²² pue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /le²⁴⁻²² pue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /le¹³⁻²² pue²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /le²⁴⁻¹¹ pue¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /le²³⁻³³ pue²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lwa pajH

Rime
Character	螺	貝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	泰 (25)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	落戈切	愽蓋切
Baxter	lwa	pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Pan Wuyun	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Shao Rongfen	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lwa/	/pajH/
Li Rong	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Wang Li	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/luɑ/	/pɑiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	luó	bèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lo4	bui3

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 螺貝

1. shell; conch
2. (archaic, music) conch trumpet