旋光
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Chinese
| lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve | light; ray; bright | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (旋光) |
旋 | 光 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuánguang
- Wade–Giles: hsüan2-kuang1
- Yale: sywán-gwāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanguang
- Palladius: сюаньгуан (sjuanʹguan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syun4 gwong1
- Yale: syùhn gwōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn4 gwong1
- Guangdong Romanization: xun4 guong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
旋光
- (chemistry, of an optically active substance) to rotate the plane of polarised light as it travels through that substance