維生素
See also: 维生素
Chinese
| to sustain one's life; to survive | plain; element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (維生素) | 維生 | 素 | |
| simp. (维生素) | 维生 | 素 | |
| Literally: “element for maintaining life”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): wéishēngsù
- (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai4 sang1 sou3
- Eastern Min (BUC): mì-sĕng-só
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6vi-sen-su
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wéishēngsù
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéishengsù
- Wade–Giles: wei2-shêng1-su4
- Yale: wéi-shēng-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishengsuh
- Palladius: вэйшэнсу (vɛjšɛnsu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 sang1 sou3
- Yale: wàih sāng sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 sang1 sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 seng1 sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-seng-sò͘
- Tâi-lô: uî-sing-sòo
- Phofsit Daibuun: uisengsox
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² 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: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-seng-sò͘
- Tâi-lô: î-sing-sòo
- Phofsit Daibuun: isengsox
- IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: rui5 sên1 su3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jûi seⁿ sù
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ su²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
Noun
維生素
Usage notes
On the Chinese mainland, 維生素／维生素 (wéishēngsù) is the preferred term; 維他命／维他命 (wéitāmìng) is considered dated.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 維生素 (“vitamin”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 維生素, 維他命 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 維他命, 維生素 |
| Singapore | 維他命 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | витамин |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 維生素 |
| Hong Kong | 維他命 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 維他命 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 維他命 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 維他命 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 維他命 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 維他命 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 維他命 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 維生素 |
| Quanzhou | 維生素 | |
| Zhangzhou | 維生素 | |
| Taipei | 維他命 GT, 維生素 GT, bi-tá-bín GT | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 維他命 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 維他命 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |