矽利康
Chinese
| silicon | phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (矽利康) | 矽 | 利康 | |
| simp. #(矽利康) | 矽 | 利康 | |
Etymology
From Japanese シリコーン (shirikōn), from English silicone. In Hokkien, an orthographic borrowing from Mandarin, with an ad hoc reading based on the Japanese pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zik6 lei6 hong1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si-lí-khóng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīlìkāng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: silìkang
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-li4-kʻang1
- Yale: syī-lì-kāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilihkang
- Palladius: силикан (silikan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xìlìkāng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìlìkang
- Wade–Giles: hsi4-li4-kʻang1
- Yale: syì-lì-kāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihlihkang
- Palladius: силикан (silikan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zik6 lei6 hong1
- Yale: jihk leih hōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzik9 lei6 hong1
- Guangdong Romanization: jig6 léi6 hong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪk̚² lei̯²² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-lí-khóng
- Tâi-lô: si-lí-khóng
- Phofsit Daibuun: sily'qorng
- IPA (Taipei): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
矽利康