維他命
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See also: 维他命
Chinese
to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension |
he; him; other | life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (維他命) | 維 | 他 | 命 | |
| simp. (维他命) | 维 | 他 | 命 | |
| Literally: “maintain his/her life”. | ||||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English vitamin.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai4 taa1 ming6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vî-tha-mín
- Eastern Min (BUC): mì-tă-mêng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-tha-bēng / ûi-thaⁿ-bēng / î-thaⁿ-bēng / bi-tá-bín
- (Teochew, Peng'im): rui5 ta1 mêng6
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6vi-tha-min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéitamìng
- Wade–Giles: wei2-tʻa1-ming4
- Yale: wéi-tā-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weitaminq
- Palladius: вэйтамин (vɛjtamin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 taa1 ming6
- Yale: wàih tā mihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 taa1 ming6
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 ta1 ming6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ tʰaː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî-tha-mín
- Hakka Romanization System: viˊ ta minˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi1 ta4 min3
- Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁵⁵ min³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mì-tă-mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi⁵³⁻²¹ (tʰ-)la⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-tha-bēng
- Tâi-lô: uî-tha-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ta'beng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² tʰa⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-thaⁿ-bēng
- Tâi-lô: uî-thann-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: ui'tva'beng
- IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-thaⁿ-bēng
- Tâi-lô: î-thann-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: i'tva'beng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi-tá-bín
- Tâi-lô: bi-tá-bín
- Phofsit Daibuun: bi'dafbien
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: rui5 ta1 mêng6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jûi tha mĕng
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰa³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
維他命
Usage notes
On the Chinese mainland, 維生素／维生素 (wéishēngsù) is the preferred term; 維他命／维他命 (wéitāmìng) is considered dated.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 維生素 (“vitamin”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 維生素, 維他命 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 維他命, 維生素 |
| Singapore | 維他命 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | витамин |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 維生素 |
| Hong Kong | 維他命 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 維他命 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 維他命 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 維他命 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 維他命 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 維他命 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 維他命 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 維生素 |
| Quanzhou | 維生素 | |
| Zhangzhou | 維生素 | |
| Taipei | 維他命 GT, 維生素 GT, bi-tá-bín GT | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 維他命 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |