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催化

催化

Chinese

		urge; press; expedite urge; press; expedite; prompt; hurry	to make into; to change into; -ization to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform
simp. and trad. (催化)		催	化

Verb

催化

(chemistry) to catalyse

Derived terms

催化劑／催化剂 (cuīhuàjì)

Noun

催化

catalysis

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cuīhuà

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ faa³
Min Nan (POJ): chhui-hòa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cuīhuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueihuah
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ faa³
  - Yale: chēui fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ faa³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fɑː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhui-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: tshui-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhui'hoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui³³ hua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻²² hua²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ hua¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²¹/