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

  (Pinyin): nièrú

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nip⁶ jyu⁴

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• 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:

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• 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/

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• Middle Chinese: nyep nyu

Rime
Character	顳	顬
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	葉 (155)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Öffnen Sie	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	而涉切	人朱切
Baxter	nyep	nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiᴇp̚/	/ȵɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɛp̚/	/ȵio/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjæp̚/	/ȵʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵiap̚/	/ȵuə̆/
Li Rong	/ȵiɛp̚/	/ȵio/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭɛp̚/	/ȵʑĭu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ɛp̚/	/ȵʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rè	rú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jip6	jyu4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*njeb  njo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	顳	顬
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	9542	13973
Phonetic component	聶	需
Rime group	盍	侯
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	讘	儒
Old Chinese	/*njeb/	/*njo/
Notes	見靈樞	見靈樞

Nomen

顳顬

1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
顳	顬
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
irregular

Alternative spelling
蟀谷

From 米(こめ) (kome, "rice”) + 噛(か)み (kami, "biting, chewing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, "stem or continuative form”) of the verb 噛(か)む (kamu, "to bite, to chew”)), from the way one's temple moves while eating.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こめかみ [kòmékámí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞me̞ka̠mʲi]

Nomen

顳顬(こめかみ) • (komekami) 

1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

   こめかみの辺(あた)りに鈍痛(どんつう)が走(はし)る

   komekami no atari ni dontsū ga hashiru

   to have a dull pain around the temple

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
顳	顬
しょう Hyōgai	じゅ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーじゅ [shóꜜòjù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːʑɨ]

Nomen

顳(しょう)顬(じゅ) • (shōju) ^{←せふじゅ (sefuzyu)?}

1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

Derived terms

• 顳(しょう)顬(じゅ)骨(こつ) (shōjukotsu, "temporal bone”)