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氨基酸

氨基酸

Chinese

		amino; amino group	sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid
simp. and trad. (氨基酸)		氨基	酸

Noun

氨基酸

(Mainland China, biochemistry) amino acid

Synonyms

胺基酸 (ànjīsuān)

Derived terms

必需氨基酸 (bìxū ānjīsuān)

非必需氨基酸 (fēibìxū ānjīsuān)

Etymology

From 氨基 (ānjī, “amino group”) + 酸 (suān, “acid”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ānjīsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ gei¹ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: ānjīsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄐㄧㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anjisuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    氨基酸
    胺基酸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: on¹ gei¹ syun¹
  - Yale: ōn gēi syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ gei¹ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ ɕyːn⁵⁵/