酵母
Chinese
| yeast | female; mother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (酵母) | 酵 | 母 | |
| simp. #(酵母) | 酵 | 母 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haau1 mou5 / gaau3 mou5
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiàomǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàomǔ
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-mu3
- Yale: jyàu-mǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawmuu
- Palladius: цзяому (czjaomu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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酵母
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàomǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàomǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsiao4-mu3
- Yale: syàu-mǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawmuu
- Palladius: сяому (sjaomu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
Note: In Mainland China, the pronunciation jiàomǔ is generally taught as the only correct reading in Mandarin, but xiàomǔ may be heard from time to time, likely by analogy with 孝 (xiào). Pronouncing it as xiàomǔ in formal situations would be regarded as an indication of the low educational level of the speaker.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: haau1 mou5 / gaau3 mou5
- Yale: hāau móuh / gaau móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau1 mou5 / gaau3 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: hao1 mou5 / gao3 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/, /kaːu̯³³ mou̯¹³/
- Homophones:
教母
酵母
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàⁿ-bú
- Tâi-lô: kànn-bú
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvarbuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /kã²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kã²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kã¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàⁿ-bó
- Tâi-lô: kànn-bó
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvarboir
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kã²¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kã²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kã¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/
- IPA (Penang): /kã²¹⁻³³ bo⁴⁴⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gan3 bho2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kàⁿ bó
- Sinological IPA (key): /kã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
Noun
酵母
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 酵 | 母 |
| こう Grade: S |
ぼ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
酵母 • (kōbo)
- yeast
- Synonym: 酵母菌 (kōbokin)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 酵 | 母 |
Noun
酵母 • (hyomo) (hangeul 효모)