軟肋
Chinese
| soft; flexible | rib | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (軟肋) | 軟 | 肋 | |
| simp. (软肋) | 软 | 肋 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnlèi
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnlèi
- Wade–Giles: juan3-lei4
- Yale: rwǎn-lèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanley
- Palladius: жуаньлэй (žuanʹlɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnlè
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnlè
- Wade–Giles: juan3-lê4
- Yale: rwǎn-lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanleh
- Palladius: жуаньлэ (žuanʹlɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun5 lak6 / jyun5 laak6
- Yale: yúhn lahk / yúhn laahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn5 lak9 / jyn5 laak9
- Guangdong Romanization: yun5 leg6 / yun5 lag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn¹³ lɐk̚²/, /jyːn¹³ laːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
軟肋
- (anatomy) costal cartilage
- (figurative, Mainland China) weak point; weakness; soft underbelly