Chinese

Noun

黴菌

1. mould; mold; fungus

References

• “Entry #31015”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ばいきん [bàíkíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ikʲĩɴ]

Alternative forms

• ばい菌

Noun

黴菌 ‎(hiragana ばいきん, romaji baikin)

1. germs, something like bacteria that is harmful to the body

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3