貝塚

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	mound
trad. (貝塚)		貝	塚
simp. (贝塚)		贝	塚

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "贝塚".)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 貝塚 (Kaizuka).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bèizhǒng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bèizhǒng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bèijhǒng
    • Wade–Giles: Pei⁴-chung³
    • Yale: Bèi-jǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beyjoong
    • Palladius: Бэйчжун (Bɛjčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 貝塚

1. (～市) Kaizuka (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)