艾滋

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (艾滋)		艾	滋
simp. #(艾滋)		艾	滋

Etymology

From English AIDS.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àizī

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁶ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àizī
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àizih
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-tzŭ¹
    • Yale: ài-dz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aytzy
    • Palladius: айцзы (ajczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaai⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: ngaaih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngai⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

艾滋 (Mainland China)

1. (～病) AIDS
2. (proscribed) HIV

Synonyms

• 愛滋／爱滋 (àizī)