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觸媒

觸媒

See also: 触媒

Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	medium; intermediary; matchmaker medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between
trad. (觸媒)		觸	媒
simp. (触媒)		触	媒

Noun

觸媒

(chemistry, dated) catalyst

Synonyms

催化劑／催化剂 (cuīhuàjì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chùméi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Min Nan (POJ): chhiok-mûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chùméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhmei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok-mûi
  - Tâi-lô: tshiok-muî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiokmuii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mui²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mui¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mui²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mui²³/