以太
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 以太. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 以太, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 以太 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 以太 you have here. The definition of the word 以太 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of以太, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (以太) | 以 | 太 | |
| simp. #(以太) | 以 | 太 | |
| alternative forms | 乙太 | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ji5 taai3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yî-thai
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Í-thài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐtài
- Wade–Giles: i3-tʻai4
- Yale: yǐ-tài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiitay
- Palladius: итай (itaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ji5 taai3
- Yale: yíh taai
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 taai3
- Guangdong Romanization: yi5 tai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː¹³ tʰaːi̯³³/
- Homophones:
以太
擬態／拟态
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-thai
- Hakka Romanization System: iˊ tai
- Hagfa Pinyim: yi1 tai4
- Sinological IPA: /i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-thai
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)iˊ tai
- Hagfa Pinyim: yi1 tai4
- Sinological IPA: /(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
以太
- (ancient philosophy, physics, historical) ether; luminiferous aether