阿米巴

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿米巴)		阿	米	巴

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): āmǐbā

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄇㄧˇ ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ mai⁵ baa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: āmǐbā
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄇㄧˇ ㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amiiba
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ mai⁵ baa¹
  - Yale: a máih bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ mai⁵ baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ mei⁵ ba¹
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ mɐi̯¹³ päː⁵⁵/

Noun

阿米巴

amoeba (a member of a genus of unicellular protozoa)

Synonyms

變形蟲／变形虫 (biànxíngchóng)

Derived terms

阿米巴病 (āmǐbābìng)

阿米巴痢疾

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