酵素
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Chinese
| yeast | plain; element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (酵素) | 酵 | 素 | |
| simp. #(酵素) | 酵 | 素 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haau1 sou3 / gaau3 sou3 / haau3 sou3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàⁿ-sò͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiàosù
- Wade–Giles: chiao4-su4
- Yale: jyàu-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawsuh
- Palladius: цзяосу (czjaosu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàosù
- Wade–Giles: hsiao4-su4
- Yale: syàu-sù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawsuh
- Palladius: сяосу (sjaosu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haau1 sou3 / gaau3 sou3 / haau3 sou3
- Yale: hāau sou / gaau sou / haau sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: haau1 sou3 / gaau3 sou3 / haau3 sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: hao1 sou3 / gao3 sou3 / hao3 sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːu̯⁵⁵ sou̯³³/, /kaːu̯³³ sou̯³³/, /haːu̯³³ sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
酵素
Usage notes
- Still used outside Mainland;
- In Mainland, once no longer used and still the case in scientific contexts – in which 酶 (méi) is used to express this concept; reintroduced in non-academic contexts by wellness influencers and followed up by consumer products.
Synonyms
- 酶 (méi)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 酵 | 素 |
| こう Grade: S |
そ Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
酵 (kō, “fermentation”) + 素 (so, “element”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (biochemistry) enzyme
- 酵素活性が高まる
- kōso kassei ga takamaru
- enzyme activity increases
- 酵素活性が高まる
Derived terms
- 酵素学 (kōsogaku, “enzymology”)
- 蛋白質分解酵素 (tanpakushitsu bunkai kōso, “protease”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 酵 | 素 |
Noun
酵素 • (hyoso or McCune-Reischauer: hyoso or Yale: hyōso) (hangeul 효소)