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慢性
慢性
Chinese
| slow | sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
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simp. and trad. (慢性) |
慢 | 性 | |
Adjective
慢性
- (medicine) chronic
- Synonym of 慢性子 (mànxìngzi, “phlegmatic”).
Antonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 慢 | 性 |
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まん Grade: S |
せい Grade: 5 |
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Noun
慢性 (hiragana まんせい, romaji mansei)
- (medicine) being chronic (a medical condition of extended duration)
- a negative situation of extended duration
Antonyms
- (medical condition): 急性 (kyūsei)
Compounds
- 慢性的 (manseiteki)
References
- 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mannshinq
- IPA (key): /ma̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: maan6 sing3
- Yale: maahn sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan6 sing3
- IPA (key): /mɑːn²² sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: man-sin
- Hakka Romanization System: man xin
- Hagfa Pinyim: man4 xin4
- IPA: /man⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-sèng
- Tâi-lô: bān-sìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: baxnsexng
- IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien)