珧柱

Chinese

		mother-of-pearl	pillar
simp. and trad. (珧柱)		珧	柱
alternative forms		瑤柱／瑶柱

Etymology

Clipping of 江珧柱 (jiāngyáozhù).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ cyu⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ cyu⁵
  - Yale: yìuh chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ tsy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ qu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰyː¹³/

Noun

珧柱

(Cantonese) conpoy

Synonyms

乾貝／干贝 (gānbèi)

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