葉酸
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Chinese
| leaf; page | acid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (葉酸) | 葉 | 酸 | |
| simp. (叶酸) | 叶 | 酸 | |
Etymology
Calque of English folic acid.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yèsuan
- Wade–Giles: yeh4-suan1
- Yale: yè-swān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehsuan
- Palladius: есуань (jesuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jip6 syun1
- Yale: yihp syūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jip9 syn1
- Guangdong Romanization: yib6 xun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːp̚² syːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
葉酸
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 葉 | 酸 |
| よう Grade: 3 |
さん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
葉 (yō, “leaf”) + 酸 (san, “acid”)
Pronunciation
- Homophones: 洋算, 養蚕
Noun
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) folic acid
- Synonym: ビタミンM (bitamin emu)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 葉 | 酸 |
Noun
葉酸 • (yeopsan or McCune-Reischauer: yŏpsan or Yale: yepqsan) (hangeul 엽산)
- hanja form? of 엽산 (“folic acid”)