細胞

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See also: 细胞

Chinese

fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
the placenta; womb
trad. (細胞)
simp. (细胞)

Pronunciation


Noun

細胞

  1. (biology, cytology, countable) cell (Classifier: m c;  m;  m)
    細胞细胞  ―  nǎoxìbāo  ―  brain cell
  2. (figurative, uncountable) aptitude; ability
    實在沒有藝術細胞 [MSC, trad.]
    实在没有艺术细胞 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ shízài shì méiyǒu yìshù xìbāo.
    Indeed I don't have an aptitude for art.

Derived terms

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 2
ほう > ぼう
Grade: S
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 2
ほう
Grade: S
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

細胞

(さい)(ぼう) or (さい)(ほう) (saibō or saihōさいばう (saibau) or さいはう (saifau)?

  1. (cytology) a cell

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

細胞 (sepo) (hangeul 세포)

  1. hanja form? of 세포 (cell)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

細胞

  1. chữ Hán form of tế bào (cell).