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丁烷

丁烷

Chinese

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; a Chinese surname	alkane
simp. and trad. (丁烷)		丁	烷

Noun

丁烷

(organic chemistry) butane

Etymology

From 丁 (dīng, “but-”) + 烷 (wán, “-ane”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dīngwán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ding¹ jyun⁴, ding¹ jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīngwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingwan
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ u̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding¹ jyun⁴, ding¹ jyun^4-2
  - Yale: dīng yùhn, dīng yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding¹ jyn⁴, ding¹ jyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/, /tɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/