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戊烷

戊烷

Chinese

		5th heavenly stem	alkane
simp. and trad. (戊烷)		戊	烷

Noun

戊烷

(organic chemistry) pentane

Synonyms

正戊烷 (zhèngwùwán)

Etymology

From 戊 (wù, “pent-”) + 烷 (wán, “-ane”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wùwán

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁶ jyun⁴, mou⁶ jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wùwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhwan
  - IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ u̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: mou⁶ jyun⁴, mou⁶ jyun^4-2
  - Yale: mouh yùhn, mouh yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ jyn⁴, mou⁶ jyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² jyːn²¹/, /mou̯²² jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    墓園／墓园
    戊烷