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雷射

雷射

Chinese

		thunder	radio- (chem.); shoot
simp. and trad. (雷射)		雷	射
Literally: “thunder ray”.

Semi-conductor Lasers 半導體雷射

Semi-conductor Lasers 半導體雷射

Noun

雷射

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia) laser

Synonyms

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) 激光 (jīguāng)
(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia) 鐳射／镭射 (léishè)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English laser.

Compare 雷達／雷达 (léidá, “radar”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): léishè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ se⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lùi-sa
Min Nan (POJ): lûi-siā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: léishè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leisheh
  - IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    鐳射／镭射
    雷射
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ se⁶
  - Yale: lèuih seh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ se⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ sɛː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lùi-sa
  - Hakka Romanization System: luiˇ sa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lui² sa⁴
  - IPA: /lu̯i¹¹ sa⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-siā
  - Tâi-lô: luî-siā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luisia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lui²⁴⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lui²⁴⁻²² ɕia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lui¹³⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui²³⁻³³ ɕia³³/