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癰疽

癰疽

See also: 痈疽

Chinese

		carbuncle	gangrene
trad. (癰疽)		癰	疽
simp. (痈疽)		痈	疽

Noun

癰疽

(TCM) skin abscess and ulcer

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (癰疽):

Japanese: 癰疽 (ようそ) ‎(yōso)
Korean: 옹저 (癰疽, ongjeo)
Vietnamese: ung thư ‎(癰疽)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yōngjū

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung¹ zeoi¹, jung¹ ceoi¹, jung² zeoi¹
Min Nan (POJ): iong-chhu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yōngjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongjiu
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jung¹ zeoi¹, jung¹ ceoi¹, jung² zeoi¹
  - Yale: yūng jēui, yūng chēui, yúng jēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung¹ dzoey¹, jung¹ tsoey¹, jung² dzoey¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵/, /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɵy̯⁵⁵/, /jʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iong-chhu
  - Tâi-lô: iong-tshu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iongzhw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/