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Definition 2024

X光

X光

Chinese

			light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (X光)		X	光

Noun

X光

X-ray

Synonyms

艾克斯光
愛克斯光／爱克斯光 (àikèsī guāng)
愛克司光／爱克司光
艾克司光
倫琴射線／伦琴射线 (Lúnqín shèxiàn) (from Röntgen...)
X射線／X射线
艾克斯射線／艾克斯射线
愛克斯射綫／爱克斯射綫

Etymology

From German X-Strahl.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àikèsī guāng

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ik¹ si⁴ gwong¹, oi³ hak¹ si¹ gwong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: X-guāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙㄍㄨㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aykehsy guang
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ik¹ si⁴ gwong¹, oi³ hak¹ si¹ gwong¹
  - Yale: īk sìh gwōng, oi hāk sī gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ik⁷ si⁴ gwong¹, oi³ hak⁷ si¹ gwong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɪk̚⁵ siː²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /ɔːi̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Note: oi3 hak1 si1 gwong1 - rare.