顳顬
See also: 颞颥
Chinese
| temporal bones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (顳顬) | 顳 | 顬 | |
| simp. (颞颥) | 颞 | 颥 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: nièrú
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nièrú
- Wade–Giles: nieh4-ju2
- Yale: nyè-rú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehru
- Palladius: нежу (nežu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 囁嚅 / 嗫嚅
顳顬 / 颞颥
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nip6 jyu4
- Yale: nihp yùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: nip9 jy4
- Guangdong Romanization: nib6 yu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /niːp̚² jyː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: nyep nyu
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*njeb njo/
Noun
顳顬
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 顳 | 顬 |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蟀谷 |
From 米 (kome, “rice”) + 噛み (kami, “biting, chewing”, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 噛む (kamu, “to bite, to chew”)), from the way one's temple moves while eating.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
顳顬 • (komekami)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 顳 | 顬 |
| しょう Hyōgai |
じゅ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 顳顬骨 (shōjukotsu, “temporal bone”)