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胺基酸

胺基酸

Chinese

			sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid
simp. and trad. (胺基酸)		胺基	酸

Noun

胺基酸

(Taiwan, biochemistry) amino acid

Synonyms

氨基酸 (ānjīsuān)

Etymology

From 胺基 (“amino group”) + 酸 (suān, “acid”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ànjīsuān, ānjīsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ, ㄢㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ gei¹ syun¹, on³ gei¹ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: ànjīsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annjisuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: ānjīsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anjisuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    氨基酸
    胺基酸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: on¹ gei¹ syun¹, on³ gei¹ syun¹
  - Yale: ōn gēi syūn, on gēi syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ gei¹ syn¹, on³ gei¹ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ ɕyːn⁵⁵/, /ɔːn³³ kei̯⁵⁵ ɕyːn⁵⁵/