胎 (toi1 | tai1) : foetus; fetus; padding

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胎

toi1

tai1

[1] foetus; fetus; embryo; womb; birth
[2] padding; stuffing; roughcast
[3] [國]: [loanword] tyre

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

胎

This word has been viewed 6745 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jan 2011 02:48

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墮胎 do6 toi1 = abortion

車胎 ce1 toi1 che1 tai1 = tyre 國

輪胎 leon4 toi1 lun2 tai1 = tyre 國

胎痣 toi1 zi3 tai1 zhi4 = birthmark

棉胎 min4 toi1 = cotton quilt 粵

胎毛 toi1 mou4*1 = lanugo; lanugo hair; pappus

胎衣 toi1 ji1 = placenta, afterbirth

胎盤 toi1 pun4 tai1 pan2 = placenta

同卵雙胎 tung4 leon2 soeng1 toi1 tong2 luan3 shuang1 tai1 = identical twins

胎兒 toi1 ji4 tai1 er2 = fetus, foetus

胚胎 pui1 toi1 pei1 tai1 = embryo

墮胎兒 do6 toi1 ji4 = aborted fetuses

頭一胎 tau4 jat1 toi1 = [n] the first (unborn) child

二胎 ji6 toi1 er4 tai1 = a second pregnancy

龍鳳胎 lung4 fung6 toi1 = fraternal twins, a pigeon pair (lit., "dragon and phoenix fetuses")

餓鬼投胎 ngo6 gwai2 tau4 toi1 = to be (very) hungry

落胎 lok6 toi1 = to abort a pregnancy

投胎 tau4 toi1 = to reincarnate

趕住去投胎 gon2 zyu6 heoi3 tau4 toi1 = "are you rushing to reincarnate?" said along the lines of "what's the hurry?"

胎記 toi1 gei3 = birthmark

狼胎 long4 toi1 = aggressive 粵

打胎 daa2 toi1 da3 tai1 = to abort a pregnancy; to have an abortion

凍卵胎兒 dung3 leon2 toi1 ji4 dong4 luan3 tai1 er5 = a child born from a frozen embryo (lit., "frozen egg fetus")

娘胎 noeng4 toi1 niang2 tai1 = a (mother's) womb

胎教 toi1 gaau3 tai1 jiao4 = prenatal education

各懷鬼胎 gok3 waai4 gwai2 toi1 = everyone has their own interests

怪胎 gwaai3 toi1 guai4 tai1 = freak

珠胎暗結 zyu1 toi1 am3 git3 zhu1 ti1 an4 jie2 = to get pregnant due to an illicit relationship (extramarital; unwed etc.)

胎糞 toi1 fan3 tai1 fen4 = meconium

孖胎 maa1 toi1 ma1 tai1 = twins 粵

安胎 on1 toi1 an1 tai1 = secure the foetus; tocolysis 粵

心懷鬼胎 sam1 waai4 gwai2 toi1 xin1 huai2 gui3 tai1 = to harbour evil secret intentions or thoughts

懷胎 waai4 toi1 huai2 tai1 = be pregnant

胎死腹中 toi1 sei2 fuk1 zung1 tai1 si3 fu4 zhong1 = stillborn

爆胎 baau3 toi1 bao4 tai1 = flat tire; burst tire; blowout

雙胞胎 soeng1 baau1 toi1 shuang1 bao1 tai = twins 國

下世投胎 haa6 sai3 tau4 toi1 xia4 shi4 tou2 tai1 = in the next life

龍胎 lung4 toi1 long2 tai1 = the unborn son of the emperor

滑胎 waat6 toi1 hua2 tai1 = repeated miscarriage

備胎 bei6 toi1 bei4 tai1 = spare tire

異卵雙胎 ji6 leon2 soeng1 toi1 yi4 luan3 shuang1 tai1 = [bio.] non-identical twins

非同卵雙胎 fei1 tung4 leon2 soeng1 toi1 fei1 tong2 luan3 shuang1 tai1 = non-identical twins

鬼胎 gwai2 toi1 = [TCM] a ghost fetus

暗結珠胎 am3 git3 zyu1 toi1 an4 jie2 zhu1 tai1 = to become pregnant due to an premarital or extramarital affair

橫濱輪胎 waang4 ban1 leon4 toi1 heng2 bin1 lun2 tai1 = Yokohama tire company

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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