跟腱

Chinese

		to follow; to go with; heel to follow; to go with; heel; with; and	gristle
trad. (跟腱)		跟	腱
simp. #(跟腱)		跟	腱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēnjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēnjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: genjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kên¹-chien⁴
    • Yale: gēn-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genjiann
    • Palladius: гэньцзянь (gɛnʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ gin³
    • Yale: gān gin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ gin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ gin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ kiːn³³/

Noun

跟腱

1. Achilles tendon (strong tendon in the calf of the leg)

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 跤筋, 跤後筋／跤后筋