象牙塔

Chinese

		elephant tusk; ivory	pagoda; tower
simp. and trad. (象牙塔)		象牙	塔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngyátǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄊㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ taap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàngyátǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄊㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyataa
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ i̯ä³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ taap³
  - Yale: jeuhng ngàh taap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ taap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ nga⁴ tab³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²² ŋäː²¹ tʰäːp̚³/

Noun

象牙塔

(literally) ivory tower
(figuratively) ivory tower

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