侵蝕

See also: 侵蚀

Chinese

		to invade; to infringe; to approach	eat up slowly; eclipse
trad. (侵蝕)		侵	蝕
simp. (侵蚀)		侵	蚀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnshí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam¹ sik⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhîm-sṳ̍t

(Hailu, HRS): cim^ˋ shid^ˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-si̍t / chhim-si̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinshíh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-shih²
  - Yale: chīn-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinshyr
  - Palladius: циньши (cinʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam¹ sik⁶
  - Yale: chām sihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam¹ sik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem¹ xig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhîm-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: qim^ˊ siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qim¹ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰim²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cim^ˋ shid^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰim⁵³ ʃit²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chimsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ sit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-si̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-si̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chimsih
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ siʔ⁴/

Verb

侵蝕

to corrode; to erode; to degrade
骨侵蝕／骨侵蚀 ― gǔ qīnshí ― bone erosion
to siphon off (money and goods)

Synonyms

(to corrode): 腐蝕／腐蚀 (fǔshí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
侵	蝕
しん Grade: S	しょく Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 侵蝕 – see the following entry.

【侵食しんしょく】

[noun] erosion; corrosion

[verb] to erode; to corrode

(This term, 侵蝕, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)