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乙酸

乙酸

Chinese

		"B" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 2nd heavenly stem; 2nd in order	acid
simp. and trad. (乙酸)		乙	酸

Noun

乙酸

acetic acid; ethanoic acid

Synonyms

醋酸 (cùsuān), 冰醋酸

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ syun¹, jyut⁶ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yǐsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiisuan
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    乙酸
    蟻酸／蚁酸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut³ syun¹, jyut⁶ syun¹
  - Yale: yut syūn, yuht syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ syn¹, jyt⁹ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ ɕyːn⁵⁵/, /jyːt̚² ɕyːn⁵⁵/