精油

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Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	oil; sly
trad. (精油)		精	油
simp. ^#(精油)		精	油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chîn-yù
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): cheng-iû

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng¹ iu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingyóu
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-yu²
  - Yale: jīng-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingyou
  - Palladius: цзинъю (czinʺju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    精油
    經由 / 经由
    鯨油 / 鲸油
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ jau⁴
  - Yale: jīng yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chîn-yù
  - Hakka Romanization System: jin^ˊ iu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jin¹ yiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sin²⁴ i̯u¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chîn-yù
  - Hakka Romanization System: jin^ˊ (r)iu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jin¹ yiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sin²⁴ (j)i̯u¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-iû
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'iuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng¹ iu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseng iû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

Noun

精油

essential oil

References

“Entry #52551”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	油
せい Grade: 5	ゆ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

精(せい)油(ゆ) • (seiyu)

essential oil
refined oil

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
精	油

Noun

精油 • (jeong'yu) (hangeul 정유)

hanja form^? of 정유 (“essential oil”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
精	油

Noun

精油

chữ Hán form of tinh dầu (“essential oil”).

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