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枸櫞酸

枸櫞酸

See also: 枸橼酸

Chinese

		citron	sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid
trad. (枸櫞酸)		枸櫞	酸
simp. (枸橼酸)		枸橼	酸

Noun

枸櫞酸

(organic chemistry) citric acid

Synonyms

檸檬酸／柠檬酸 (níngméngsuān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枸	櫞	酸
く Hyōgaiji	えん Hyōgaiji	さん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative forms

クエン酸

Noun

枸櫞酸 ‎(hiragana くえんさん, romaji kuensan)

(organic chemistry) citric acid

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǔyuánsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² jyun⁴ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǔyuánsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuyuansuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn³⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi² jyun⁴ syun¹
  - Yale: géui yùhn syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey² jyn⁴ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ jyːn²¹ ɕyːn⁵⁵/