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致癌

致癌

Chinese

		to send; to devote; to deliver to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	cancer; carcinoma
simp. and trad. (致癌)		致	癌

Verb

致癌

to cause cancer; to be carcinogenic

Derived terms

致癌性 (zhì'áixìng)

致癌物質／致癌物质 (zhì'ái wùzhì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhì'ái, zhìyán

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄞˊ, ㄓˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ ngaam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhì'ái
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhair
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhìyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ ngaam⁴
  - Yale: ji ngàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ ngaam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ ŋɑːm²¹/