消波塊
Chinese
consume; news; subside consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish |
wave; (Cantonese) ball | piece; chunk; lump piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (消波塊) | 消 | 波 | 塊 | |
| simp. (消波块) | 消 | 波 | 块 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiāobōkuài
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siaobokuài
- Wade–Giles: hsiao1-po1-kʻuai4
- Yale: syāu-bwō-kwài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaubokuay
- Palladius: сяобокуай (sjaobokuaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
消波塊
- tetrapod (a concrete structure used in breakwaters to absorb and reduce the energy of waves, such as along a shoreline)