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丙烷

丙烷

Chinese

		the third of the ten heavenly stems; the third position; third the third of the ten heavenly stems; the third position; third; number three	alkane
simp. and trad. (丙烷)		丙	烷

Noun

丙烷

(organic chemistry) propane

Etymology

From 丙 (bǐng, “prop-”) + 烷 (wán, “-ane”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǐngwán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing² jyun⁴, bing² jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐngwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingwan
  - IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bing² jyun⁴, bing² jyun^4-2
  - Yale: bíng yùhn, bíng yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing² jyn⁴, bing² jyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵ jyːn²¹/, /pɪŋ³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/