武漢肺炎

Chinese

		Wuhan	pneumonia
trad. (武漢肺炎)		武漢	肺炎
simp. (武汉肺炎)		武汉	肺炎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wǔhàn fèiyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ hon³ fai³ jim⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bú-hàn hì-iām

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔhàn fèiyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔhàn fèiyán
    • Wade–Giles: Wu³-han⁴ fei⁴-yen²
    • Yale: Wǔ-hàn fèi-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuhann feyyan
    • Palladius: Ухань фэйянь (Uxanʹ fɛjjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ hon³ fai³ jim⁴
    • Yale: móuh hon fai yìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ hon³ fai³ jim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ hon³ fei³ yim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ hɔːn³³ fɐi̯³³ jiːm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-hàn hì-iām
    • Tâi-lô: Bú-hàn hì-iām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'haxn hie'iam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹⁻⁵³ hi²¹⁻⁵³ iam²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iam⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹⁻⁵³ hi²¹⁻⁵³ iam²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han¹¹⁻⁵³ hi¹¹⁻⁵³ iam³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ han²¹⁻⁴¹ hi²¹⁻⁴¹ iam³³/

Noun

武漢肺炎

1. (politically offensive in Mainland China) Wuhan pneumonia; COVID-19

   • 截止中午十二時，本港共有106宗武漢肺炎懷疑個案。 [MSC, trad.]
     截止中午十二时，本港共有106宗武汉肺炎怀疑个案。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 January, 廣東省疾病預防控制中心 and 萬里機構編輯委員會, 《新型冠狀病毒感染肺炎防護讀本》, page 15

     Jiézhǐ zhōngwǔ shí'èr shí, běngǎng gòng yǒu 106 zōng Wǔhàn fèiyán huáiyí gè'àn. [Pinyin]

     As of noon, Hong Kong had 106 suspected cases of Wuhan pneumonia in total.

   • 武漢肺炎疫情讓不少人憂心忡忡，深怕爆發大規模傳染，也有不少謠言隨之起舞，最近網上還有傳言，世界衛生組織WHO表示，引發武漢肺炎疫情的2019新型冠狀病毒極可能「有限度人傳人」，主要是親近者或家人間小規模群聚感染，但疫情也可能擴大蔓延，引發民眾憂慮。 [MSC, trad.]
     武汉肺炎疫情让不少人忧心忡忡，深怕爆发大规模传染，也有不少谣言随之起舞，最近网上还有传言，世界卫生组织WHO表示，引发武汉肺炎疫情的2019新型冠状病毒极可能「有限度人传人」，主要是亲近者或家人间小规模群聚感染，但疫情也可能扩大蔓延，引发民众忧虑。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 February, 新型冠狀病毒來襲！疾管署：注意3重點預防傳染, in 《中醫順時養生術：早安健康特刊39號》, page 6

     Wǔhàn fèiyán yìqíng ràng bùshǎo rén yōuxīnchōngchōng, shēnpà bàofā dàguīmó chuánrǎn, yě yǒu bùshǎo yáoyán suí zhī qǐwǔ, zuìjìn wǎngshàng hái yǒu chuányán, Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī WHO biǎoshì, yǐnfā Wǔhàn fèiyán yìqíng de 2019 xīnxíng guānzhuàng bìngdú jí kěnéng “yǒu xiàndù rénchuánrén”, zhǔyào shì qīnjìnzhě huò jiārén jiān xiǎoguīmó qúnjù gǎnrǎn, dàn yìqíng yě kěnéng kuòdà mànyán, yǐnfā mínzhòng yōulǜ. [Pinyin]

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   • Web2.0科技進步，促使社群網絡間人際互動頻繁、聯準會因應武漢肺炎影響，刺激經濟，不斷降息，熱錢效應往市場投資，大盤從9000點漲至16000點，散戶投資於證卷市場中也越來越多。 [MSC, trad.]
     Web2.0科技进步，促使社群网络间人际互动频繁、联准会因应武汉肺炎影响，刺激经济，不断降息，热钱效应往市场投资，大盘从9000点涨至16000点，散户投资于证卷市场中也越来越多。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 March, 陳恒毅 [H. Y. Chen], 網路社群投資平台經營關鍵因素之研究 [Research on The Key Factors of Online Community Investment Platform Operation], abstract, in 《危機管理學刊》 [Journal of Crisis Management], volume 18, number 1

     Web2.0 kējì jìnbù, cùshǐ shèqún wǎngluò jiān rénjì hùdòng pínfán, Liánzhǔnhuì yīnyìng Wǔhàn fèiyán yǐngxiǎng, cìjī jīngjì, bùduàn jiàngxī, rèqián xiàoyìng wǎng shìchǎng tóuzī, dàpán cóng 9000 diǎn zhàng zhì 16000 diǎn, sànhù tóuzī yú zhèngjuǎn shìchǎng zhōng yě yuè lái yuè duō. [Pinyin]

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Usage notes

Although offensive in mainland China, this is the official term used by the Taiwanese government to refer to COVID-19.

Synonyms

• 新冠肺炎 (xīnguān fèiyán)
• 2019冠狀病毒病／2019冠状病毒病 (èrlíngyījiǔ guānzhuàngbìngdúbìng)
• 新冠狀病毒病／新冠状病毒病 (xīn guānzhuàng bìngdú bìng)

Japanese

This Japanese term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Kanji in this term
武	漢	肺	炎
ぶ Grade: 5	かん Grade: 3	はい Grade: 6	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
武漢肺炎 (kyūjitai) ウーハン肺炎

Etymology

Compound of 武(ぶ)漢(かん) (bukan, “Wuhan”) + 肺(はい)炎(えん) (haien, “pneumonia”). See also Wuhan pneumonia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝkã̠ɰ̃ ha̠iẽ̞ɴ]

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝːhã̠ɰ̃ ha̠iẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

武(ぶ)漢(かん)肺(はい)炎(えん) or 武漢肺炎(ウーハンはいえん) • (Bukan haien or Ūhan haien) 

1. (sometimes offensive) COVID-19

   Synonyms: 新型コロナウイルス感染症, 新型肺炎

   • 2020 February 12, Takahashi Fumiya, “Shin-gata koronauirusu kansenshō no seishiki meishō wa ‘COVID-19’. Mō ‘Bukan no haien’ to yonde wa ikenai riyū ga aru [The correct name of the novel coronavirus illness is ‘COVID-19’. Here is why you should stop calling it ‘Wuhan pneumonia’]”, in Huffington Post‎^[1]:

     これまで新(しん)型(がた)コロナウイルスについては、中(ちゅう)国(ごく)・湖(こ)北(ほく)省(しょう)武(ぶ)漢(かん)市(し)を中(ちゅう)心(しん)に感(かん)染(せん)が拡(かく)大(だい)したことから、日(に)本(ほん)でも「武(ぶ)漢(かん)肺(はい)炎(えん)」「武(ぶ)漢(かん)の肺(はい)炎(えん)」などと呼(よ)ばれるケースがあった。

     Kore made shingata koronauirusu ni tsuite wa, Chūgoku Kohoku shō Bukan shi o chūshin ni kansen ga kakudai shita koto kara, Nihon de mo “Bukan haien” “Bukan no haien” nado to yobareru kēsu ga atta.

     To date cases of novel coronavirus infection have been centered around Wuhan city, Hubei province, China, so there are cases of people in Japan referring to it as “Wuhan pneumonia” or “pneumonia from Wuhan”.

   • 2020 February 16, Yamada Jun, “Buhan haien (shin-gata koronauirusu) de Nihonjin ga Amerika ni tokō dekinakunaru hi [Because of Wuhan pneumonia (COVID-19) Japanese people cannot travel to America]”, in Yahoo! News‎^[2]:

     私(わたし)はこれまで、今(こん)回(かい)の「武(ぶ)漢(かん)肺(はい)炎(えん)」（^当(とう)初(しょ)中(ちゅう)国(ごく)ではそう呼(よ)んでいた。アメリカでも Wuhan coronavirus：新(しん)型(がた)コロナウイルス=(= )COVIT-19 [sic]）の騒(そう)動(どう)はいずれ終(しゅう)息(そく)する、インフルエンザと同(おな)じようようにやがて一(いっ)般(ぱん)化(か)して、 […]

     Watashi wa kore made, konkai no “Bukan haien” (tōsho Chūgoku de wa sō yondeita. Amerika de mo Wuhan coronavirus: shingata koronauirusu = COVIT-19 [sic]) no sōdō wa izure shūsoku suru, infuruenza to onaji yō yō ni yagate ippanka shite, […]

     Until now I had thought this “Wuhan pneumonia” kerfuffle (I call it that because it started in China. Even in America Wuhan coronavirus = novel coronavirus = COVIT-19) would sooner or later return to normal, before long becoming as ordinary as influenza […]

   • 2021 February 6, “Kagakusha-tachi wa, Gohi no inochi o sukuu kusuri wa furukute ankadearu koto ni kizukimashita [Scientists have realized that life-saving Wuhei medicine is ancient and cheap]”, in Australia no news‎^[3]:

     Canadian CTV Newsによると、カナダのMontreal Heart Instituteの研(けん)究(きゅう)者(しゃ)は、ウーハン肺(はい)炎(えん)に対(たい)する効(こう)果(か)的(てき)な治(ち)療(りょう)薬(やく)であるコルヒチン錠(じょう)剤(ざい)（コルヒチン）を発(はっ)見(けん)しました。

     Canadian CTV News ni yoru to, Kanada no Montreal Heart Institute no kenkyūsha wa, Ūhan haien ni tai suru kōkateki na chiryōyaku dearu koruhichin jōzai (Koruhichin) o hakken shimashita.

     According to Canadian CTV News, researchers at Canada's Montreal Heart Institute have discovered that chloroquine phosphate tablets (Choloroquine) are an effective treatment for Wuhan pneumonia.