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渦輪

渦輪

See also: 涡轮

Chinese

		eddy; whirlpool; name of a river	wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate
trad. (渦輪)		渦	輪
simp. (涡轮)		涡	轮

Noun

渦輪

turbine (rotary machines)

Synonyms

輪機／轮机 (lúnjī)
透平機／透平机 (tòupíngjī)

Derived terms

渦輪機／涡轮机 (wōlúnjī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wōlún

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄛㄌㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wo¹ leon⁴
Min Nan (POJ): o-lûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wōlún
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄛㄌㄨㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uoluen
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wo¹ leon⁴
  - Yale: wō lèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wo¹ loen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔː⁵⁵ lɵn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o-lûn
  - Tâi-lô: o-lûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oiluun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɤ³³ lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻²² lun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²³/