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流感

流感

Chinese

		to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move	to feel; to move; to touch to feel; to move; to touch; to affect
simp. and trad. (流感)		流	感

Noun

流感

the flu; influenza

Derived terms

Q型流感 (kòuxíng liúgǎn)
禽流感 (qínliúgǎn)

豬流感／猪流感 (zhūliúgǎn)

Etymology

Abbreviation of 流行性感冒 (liúxíngxìng gǎnmào).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): liúgǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ gam²
Min Nan (POJ): liû-kám

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: liúgǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liougaan
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ka̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁴ gam²
  - Yale: làuh gám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ gam²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ kɐm³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-kám
  - Tâi-lô: liû-kám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liu'karm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² kam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² kam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² kam⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ kam⁴¹/