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甲烷

甲烷

Chinese

		"A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 1st heavenly stem; 1st in order "A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 1st heavenly stem; 1st in order; armor	alkane
simp. and trad. (甲烷)		甲	烷

Noun

甲烷

methane

Etymology

From 甲 (jiǎ, “first heavenly stem; meth-”) + 烷 (wán, “alkane; -ane”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎwán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ jyun⁴, gaap³ jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeawan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ jyun⁴, gaap³ jyun^4-2
  - Yale: gaap yùhn, gaap yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ jyn⁴, gaap⁸ jyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːp̚³ jyːn²¹/, /kɑːp̚³ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/