激素

Chinese

		to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	plain; element
simp. and trad. (激素)		激	素

Etymology

“to undergo HRT”: Probably clipping of 打激素 (dǎ jīsù, “to inject hormone”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīsù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ sou³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kek-sò͘ / kiak-sò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêg⁴ su³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄙㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jisù
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-su⁴
  - Yale: jī-sù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jisuh
  - Palladius: цзису (czisu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik¹ sou³
  - Yale: gīk sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ sou̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: kik-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keksox
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: kiak-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiaksox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêg⁴ su³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kek sù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kek̚²⁻⁴ su²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷ciq-su
  - MiniDict: cih^入 su
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-su
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ su⁴⁴/

Noun

激素

(physiology) hormone

Usage notes

On the Chinese mainland, 激素 (jīsù) is the preferred term; 荷爾蒙／荷尔蒙 (hé'ěrméng) is considered dated.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 激素 (“hormone”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		激素, 荷爾蒙
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	荷爾蒙, 激素, 內分泌
Cantonese	Hong Kong	荷爾蒙, 激素
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	荷爾蒙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	荷爾蒙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	荷爾蒙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	荷爾蒙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	荷爾蒙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	荷爾蒙
Southern Min	Xiamen	激素
	Quanzhou	激素
	Zhangzhou	激素
Wu	Shanghai	激素

Derived terms

促卵泡激素
促性腺激素 (cùxìngxiàn jīsù)
促甲狀腺激素 / 促甲状腺激素 (cùjiǎzhuàngxiàn jīsù)
促腎上腺皮質激素 / 促肾上腺皮质激素 (cùshènshàngxiànpízhìjīsù)
外激素
性激素 (xìngjīsù)
抗雄激素 (kàng-xióngjīsù)
抗雌激素 (kàng-cíjīsù)
植物激素
激素替代治療 / 激素替代治疗 (jīsù tìdài zhìliáo)
激素替代療法 / 激素替代疗法 (jīsù tìdài liáofǎ)
生長激素 / 生长激素 (shēngzhǎng jīsù)
甲狀腺激素 / 甲状腺激素
雄性激素 (xióngxìng jīsù)
雌激素 (cíjīsù)
黃體激素 / 黄体激素

Verb

激素

(transgender slang) to undergo HRT (hormone replacement therapy)

Usage notes

Mainly used by transmascs. Transfemmes usually use 吃糖 (chītáng).