海鞘

Chinese

		ocean; sea	scabbard; sheath
trad. (海鞘)		海	鞘
simp. ^#(海鞘)		海	鞘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎiqiào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² ciu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiqiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiciào
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-chʻiao⁴
  - Yale: hǎi-chyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haechiaw
  - Palladius: хайцяо (xajcjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² ciu³
  - Yale: hói chiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² tsiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² qiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Noun

海鞘

sea squirt

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	鞘
ほや
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 海鞘 – see the following entry.

【ほやホヤ】

[noun] ascidian, sea squirt

Alternative spelling
老海鼠

(This term, 海鞘, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)