軟口蓋

See also: 软口盖

Chinese

		soft; flexible
trad. (軟口蓋)		軟	口蓋
simp. (软口盖)		软	口盖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǎnkǒugài

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ hau² goi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnkǒugài [Phonetic: ruánkǒugài]
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnkǒugài
  - Wade–Giles: juan³-kʻou³-kai⁴
  - Yale: rwǎn-kǒu-gài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roankoougay
  - Palladius: жуанькоугай (žuanʹkougaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ hau² goi³
  - Yale: yúhn háu goi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ hau² goi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ heo² goi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

Noun

軟口蓋

(anatomy) synonym of 軟顎 / 软颚 (ruǎn'è, “soft palate”)

See also

硬口蓋／硬口盖 (yìngkǒugài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	口	蓋
なん Grade: S	こう Grade: 1	がい Grade: S
kan'yōon	kan'on	kan'yōon

Etymology

Compound of 軟(なん) (nan-, “soft”) + 口(こう)蓋(がい) (kōgai, “palate”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なんこーがい [nàńkóꜜògàì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋko̞ːɡa̠i]

Noun

軟(なん)口(こう)蓋(がい) • (nankōgai)

a soft palate
Synonym: 口蓋帆 (kōgaihan)

Antonym: 硬口蓋 (kōkōgai)

Derived terms

軟(なん)口(こう)蓋(がい)音(おん) (nankōgaion)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
軟	口	蓋

Noun

軟口蓋 • (yeon'gugae) (hangeul 연구개)

hanja form^? of 연구개