表層

Chinese

		surface; exterior; to watch surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (表層)		表	層
simp. (表层)		表	层

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biǎocéng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): biu² cang⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): piáu-chân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biǎocéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biǎocéng
  - Wade–Giles: piao³-tsʻêng²
  - Yale: byǎu-tséng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beautserng
  - Palladius: бяоцэн (bjaocɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: biu² cang⁴
  - Yale: bíu chàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: biu² tsang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: biu² ceng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáu-chân
  - Tâi-lô: piáu-tsân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piawzaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡san²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²³/

Noun

表層

surface layer

Derived terms

表層帶 / 表层带 (biǎocéng dài)

Adjective

表層

(attributive) surface-level; superficial

Japanese

Kanji in this term
表	層
ひょう Grade: 3	そう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

表(ひょう)層(そう) • (hyōsō)

surface layer

Synonyms

表面(ひょうめん) (hyōmen)
上辺(うわべ) (uwabe)

Antonyms

深層(しんそう) (shinsō)

Compounds

表層的(ひょうそうてき) (hyōsōteki)