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Definition 2024

吞噬

吞噬

Chinese

		to swallow; to take	devour; to bite
simp. and trad. (吞噬)		吞	噬

Verb

吞噬

to swallow; to gobble up
(biochemistry) to phagocytose

Derived terms

吞噬作用 (tūnshì zuòyòng)

吞噬細胞／吞噬细胞 (tūnshì xìbāo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tūnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tan¹ sai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): thun-sē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tūnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄣㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuenshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tan¹ sai⁶
  - Yale: tān saih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tan¹ sai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thun-sē
  - Tâi-lô: thun-sē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tunse
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² se²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰun³³ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² se²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ se³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ se³³/