鼓脹

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Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	dropsical; swollen; to swell dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
trad. (鼓脹)		鼓	脹
simp. (鼓胀)		鼓	胀
alternative forms		臌脹／臌胀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔzhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-tiòng / kó͘-tiòⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔjhàng
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-chang⁴
  - Yale: gǔ-jàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujanq
  - Palladius: гучжан (gučžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tiòng
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-tiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofdioxng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tiòⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-tiònn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofdvioix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔ̃²¹/

Verb

鼓脹

to swell; to bulge
(Southern Min, medicine) to have ascites; to have peritoneal oedema

Synonyms

腹水 (fùshuǐ)
(Hokkien) 肚脹／肚胀

Noun

鼓脹

(traditional Chinese medicine) swelling of the abdomen; tympanites
(Quanzhou Hokkien) pet name for someone of a younger generation

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