麥克斯韋妖

Chinese

		Maxwell; maxwell	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
trad. (麥克斯韋妖)		麥克斯韋	妖
simp. (麦克斯韦妖)		麦克斯韦	妖

Etymology

Partial calque of English Maxwell's demon.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màikèsīwéiyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màikèsīwéiyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màikèsihwéiyao
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴-kʻo⁴-ssŭ¹-wei²-yao¹
    • Yale: mài-kè-sz̄-wéi-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maykehsyweiiau
    • Palladius: майкэсывэйяо (majkɛsyvɛjjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

麥克斯韋妖

1. (physics) Maxwell's demon