Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	arrange; exhibit; narrate arrange; exhibit; narrate; tell; old; stale; a surname; to state; to display; to explain; (surname)	to replace, to renew
trad. (新陳代謝)		新	陳	代謝
simp. (新陈代谢)		新	陈	代谢

Noun

新陳代謝

1. (physiology) metabolism
2. (idiomatic) replacement of the old with the new

Synonyms

• (metabolism): 代謝／代谢 (dàixiè)

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 代謝

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) しんちんた​いしゃ [shìńchíń táꜜìshà] (Nakadaka - [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnt͡ɕĩn ta̠iɕa̠]

Noun

新陳代謝 ‎(hiragana しんちんたいしゃ, romaji shinchin taisha)

1. (physiology) metabolism