攝護腺

See also: 摄护腺 and 摂護腺

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	protect	gland
trad. (攝護腺)		攝	護	腺
simp. (摄护腺)		摄	护	腺

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 摂(せつ)護(ご)腺(せん) (setsugosen).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèhùxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liap-hō͘-sòaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèhùxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèhùsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: shê⁴-hu⁴-hsien⁴
  - Yale: shè-hù-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehhuhshiann
  - Palladius: шэхусянь (šɛxusjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-hō͘-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: liap-hōo-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liap'hoxsvoax
  - IPA (Taipei): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³⁻²¹ suã²¹/

Noun

攝護腺

(Taiwan, anatomy) prostate gland

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 前列腺 (“prostate gland”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		前列腺
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	攝護腺, 前列腺
Cantonese	Hong Kong	前列腺
Southern Min	Xiamen	前列腺
Southern Min	Tainan	攝護腺

Derived terms

攝護腺增生 / 摄护腺增生 (shèhùxiàn zēngshēng)
攝護腺炎 / 摄护腺炎 (shèhùxiànyán)
攝護腺癌 / 摄护腺癌 (shèhùxiàn'ái)
攝護腺素 / 摄护腺素 (shèhùxiànsù)