K他命

Chinese

		(剋) to beat; to fight; to scold	he; him; other	life; fate
trad. (K他命)		K	他	命
simp. #(K他命)		K	他	命

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English ketamine.

Compare 維他命／维他命 (wéitāmìng, “vitamin”), 安非他命 (ānfēitāmìng, “amphetamine”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēitāmìng, kèitāmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄟ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄎㄟˋ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei¹ taa¹ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: K-tāmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄟ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keitamìng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻei¹-tʻa¹-ming⁴
    • Yale: kēi-tā-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keitaminq
    • Palladius: кэйтамин (kɛjtamin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: K-tāmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄟˋ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kèitamìng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻei⁴-tʻa¹-ming⁴
    • Yale: kèi-tā-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keytaminq
    • Palladius: кэйтамин (kɛjtamin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei¹ taa¹ ming⁶
    • Yale: kēi tā mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei¹ taa¹ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi¹ ta¹ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ tʰaː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

Noun

K他命

1. (colloquial) ketamine

Synonyms

• 氯胺酮 (lǜ'àntóng)
• (Cantonese) K仔 (kei¹ zai²)