異食症

Chinese

		to have an appetite for a non-edible substance	disease; illness; indication or sign of disease
trad. (異食症)		異食	症
simp. (异食症)		异食	症

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìshízhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄓㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìshízhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìshíhjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-shih²-chêng⁴
  - Yale: yì-shŕ-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshyrjenq
  - Palladius: ишичжэн (išičžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Noun

異食症

(pathology) pica

Synonyms

異食癖／异食癖 (yìshípǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	食	症
い Grade: 6	しょく Grade: 2	しょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 異食(いしょく) (ishoku, “eating non-edible things”) + 症(しょう) (shō, attached to the names of conditions).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iɕo̞kɯ̟ ɕo̞ː]

Noun

異(い)食(しょく)症(しょう) • (ishoku shō)

(healthcare) pica

Synonyms

異(い)食(しょく) (ishoku)