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維生素

維生素

See also: 维生素

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	plain; element
trad. (維生素)		維	生	素
simp. (维生素)		维	生	素
Literally: “element for maintaining life”.

Noun

維生素

vitamin

Synonyms

維他命／维他命 (wéitāmìng)

Derived terms

水溶性維生素／水溶性维生素 (shuǐróngxìng wéishēngsù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wéishēngsù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sang¹ sou³
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-seng-sò͘ / ûi-sng-sò͘ / î-sng-sò͘ / î-seng-sò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéishēngsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥㄙㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishengsuh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ sang¹ sou³
  - Yale: wàih sāng sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sang¹ sou³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-seng-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: uî-sing-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisengsox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-sng-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: uî-sng-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisngsox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³ sɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-sng-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: î-sng-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: isngsox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³ sɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-seng-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: î-sing-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: isengsox
  - IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ²¹/