同溫層

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	(luke)warm; to review	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf
trad. (同溫層/同温層)		同	溫/温	層
simp. (同温层)		同	温	层

Etymology

"stratosphere"

Literally "isothermal layer", referring to the base of the lower stratosphere at around 11–14 km, the first part of stratosphere to be discovered in 1902.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngwēncéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣ ㄘㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ wan¹ cang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngwēncéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣ ㄘㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngwuncéng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-wên¹-tsʻêng²
    • Yale: túng-wēn-tséng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tornguentserng
    • Palladius: тунвэньцэн (tunvɛnʹcɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ wən⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ wan¹ cang⁴
    • Yale: tùhng wān chàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ wan¹ tsang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ wen¹ ceng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ wɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

Noun

同溫層

1. (meteorology, dated) stratosphere

   Synonym: 平流層／平流层 (píngliúcéng)

2. (neologism, slang) echo chamber; filter bubble