肝蛭

Chinese

		liver	fluke; leech; hirudinea
trad. (肝蛭)		肝	蛭
simp. #(肝蛭)		肝	蛭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ zat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gānzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ganjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: kan¹-chih⁴
    • Yale: gān-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganjyh
    • Palladius: ганьчжи (ganʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon¹ zat⁶
    • Yale: gōn jaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ dzat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ zed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚²/

Noun

肝蛭

1. liver fluke

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肝	蛭
かん Grade: S	てつ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

肝(かん)蛭(てつ) or 肝蛭(カンテツ) • (kantetsu) 

1. sheep liver fluke

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 肝蛭症(かんてつしょう) (kantetsushō)