軟甲
Chinese
| soft; flexible | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (軟甲) | 軟 | 甲 | |
| simp. (软甲) | 软 | 甲 | |
| Literally: “soft-shell”. | |||
Etymology
Calque of translingual Malacostraca.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnjiǎ [Phonetic: ruánjiǎ]
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnjiǎ
- Wade–Giles: juan3-chia3
- Yale: rwǎn-jyǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanjea
- Palladius: жуаньцзя (žuanʹczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
軟甲
- (~綱) Malacostraca