左旋

Chinese

		left	lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve
simp. and trad. (左旋)		左	旋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒxuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² syun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒxuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒsyuán
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-hsüan²
    • Yale: dzwǒ-sywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooshyuan
    • Palladius: цзосюань (czosjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo² syun⁴
    • Yale: jó syùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² syn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo² xun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ syːn²¹/

Noun

左旋

1. (chemistry) levorotation

Antonyms

• 右旋 (yòuxuán)

Derived terms

• 左旋多巴 (zuǒxuán duōbā)
• 左旋肉鹼／左旋肉碱 (zuǒxuán ròujiǎn)