衛生棉

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Chinese

		hygiene; sanitation; health hygiene; sanitation; health; healthcare	cotton
trad. (衛生棉/衞生棉)		衛生/衞生	棉
simp. (卫生棉)		卫生	棉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèishēngmián

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ sang¹ min⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ōe-seng-mî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèishēngmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishengmián
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shêng¹-mien²
  - Yale: wèi-shēng-myán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshengmian
  - Palladius: вэйшэнмянь (vɛjšɛnmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁶ sang¹ min⁴
  - Yale: waih sāng mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ sang¹ min⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ seng¹ min⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ miːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-seng-mî
  - Tâi-lô: uē-sing-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexsengmii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue⁴¹⁻²² siɪŋ³³ mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³/

Noun

衛生棉

(Taiwan) sanitary napkin
Synonym: 衛生巾 / 卫生巾 (wèishēngjīn) (mainland China, Hong Kong)
(Mainland China) sterilized absorbent cotton wool; cotton pad

Usage notes

Don't confuse with 衛生棉條 / 卫生棉条 (wèishēng miántiáo, “tampon”).

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