炭水化物

Chinese

		charcoal	water; river	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	thing; object; matter
trad. (炭水化物)		炭	水	化	物
simp. #(炭水化物)		炭	水	化	物

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 炭水化物(たんすいかぶつ) (tansuikabutsu).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thòaⁿ-chúi-hòa-bu̍t

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòaⁿ-chúi-hòa-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: thuànn-tsuí-huà-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tvoarzuy'hoarbut
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ but̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ but̚⁴/

Noun

炭水化物

1. (dated, Taiwanese Hokkien) carbohydrates

   Synonym: 碳水化合物 (tànshuǐ huàhéwù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炭	水	化	物
たん Grade: 3	すい Grade: 1	か Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 炭水 (tansui, “carbon and hydrogen”) +‎ 化物 (kabutsu, “-ide, -ate”) or 炭水化 (tansuika) +‎ 物 (butsu, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たんすいか​ぶつ [tàńsúíkáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [tã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝika̠bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

炭(たん)水(すい)化(か)物(ぶつ) • (tansuikabutsu) ^{←たんすいくわぶつ (tansuikwabutu)?}

1. carbohydrates

Korean

Hanja in this term
炭	水	化	物

Noun

炭水化物 • (tansuhwamul) (hangeul 탄수화물)

1. Hanja form^? of 탄수화물 (“carbohydrates”).