精子

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (精子)		精	子
simp. ^#(精子)		精	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chú / cheng-chír

(Teochew, Peng'im): zêng¹ ze²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹cin-tsy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jin¹ zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: jīng-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtzyy
  - Palladius: цзинцзы (czinczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ zi²
  - Yale: jīng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chú
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chír
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zêng¹ ze²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseng tsṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹cin-tsy
  - MiniDict: cin^平 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jin-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jin¹ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

精子

(cytology) sperm cell; spermatozoon
(proscribed) semen

Synonyms

(sperm cell): 精蟲／精虫 (jīngchóng)
(semen):

Dialectal synonyms of 精液 (“semen”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		精
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		精液
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	精液, 㞞
	Taiwan	精液, 洨, 精
	Harbin	㞞, 雞巴湯兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	㞞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	㞞, 精
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	㞞
	Wanrong	㞞
	Xi'an	㞞
	Xining	㞞
	Xuzhou	㞞
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	㞞
	Lanzhou	㞞
	Ürümqi	㞞
	Jimsar	㞞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	精水, 精液, 頭兒油, 化豬油, 豬油
	Wuhan	漿
	Guiyang	精水
	Liuzhou	精水
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	㞞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	㞞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𨳍水
	Hong Kong	精液, 精
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	鳩瘍
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	𡳞瘍
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	鳩屎
	Zhongshan (Tanggan, Sanxiang)	鳩屎
	Dongguan	精液
	Shaoguan	精水
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	𨳍水
	Nanning	𨳍水, 炮油
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	精液
Gan	Lichuan	精
Hakka	Meixian	𡳞屎
	Xingning	𡳞屎
	Dabu (Xihe)	精液, 𡳞屎
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	𡳞屎
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𡳞屎, 潲
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𡳞屎, 潲水
	Jiexi	𡳞屎
	Changting	淫
	Longyan (Yongding)	潲
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	精子
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	潲膏
	Liancheng (Juxi)	脧仁
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	精
	Yudu	卵屎
	Ruijin	卵屎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	潲
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	潲
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	潲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	潲
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	精水
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	精水
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𡳞屎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𡳞屎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𡳞屎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	潲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	潲
	Hong Kong	𡳞屎
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	精液
	Senai (Huiyang)	𡳞屎
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	潲
	Bangkok (Meixian)	𡳞屎
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	𡳞屎
Huizhou	Jixi	㞞, 鳥漿
	Shexian	㞞
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	精, 㞞
Jin	Taiyuan	精液
	Pingyao	㞞
	Xinzhou	㞞, 㞞糊子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	精
Southern Min	Xiamen	潲
	Quanzhou	潲
	Zhangzhou	潲
	Zhao'an	潲
	Taipei	潲
	Taipei (Wanhua)	潲
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	潲
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	潲
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	潲
	Kaohsiung	潲
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	潲
	Yilan	潲
	Yilan (Luodong)	潲
	Yilan (Toucheng)	潲, 精水
	Changhua (Lukang)	潲
	Taichung	潲
	Taichung (Wuqi)	潲
	Tainan	潲, 精水
	Tainan (Anping)	潲
	Taitung	精
	Hsinchu	潲
	Kinmen	潲
	Penghu (Magong)	潲
	Penghu (Xiyu)	潲
	Penang (Hokkien)	潲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	潲
	Manila (Hokkien)	潲
	Longyan	潲
	Chaozhou	潲
	Jieyang	潲
	Haifeng	潲, 潲水
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	精
	Wenchang	精
	Haikou	精
Puxian Min	Putian	𡳞屎, 𡳞液
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	𡳞屎
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	𡳞屎
	Xianyou	𡳞屎, 𡳞液, 精
	Xianyou (Fengting)	精
	Xianyou (Youyang)	精
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	精, 𨳍水
Wu	Shanghai	精, 白脫油, 白脫
	Shanghai (Chongming)	㞞
	Suzhou	精
	Danyang	㞞
	Hangzhou	㞞, 陽水
	Ningbo	卵漿, 漿水
	Wenzhou	頹漿
	Jinhua	㞞
Xiang	Changsha	卵漿, 精子
	Xiangxiang	卵射漿, 精液
	Loudi	卵水, 水, 漿, 烏龜尿

Derived terms

精子庫 / 精子库 (jīngzǐkù)
精子數 / 精子数 (jīngzǐshù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	子
せい Grade: 5	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

May be from Chinese 精子 (jīngzǐ).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーし [séꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕi]

Noun

精(せい)子(し) • (seishi)

(biology, cytology) a spermatozoon, a sperm cell

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
精	子

Noun

精子 • (jeongja or McCune-Reischauer: chŏngsa or Yale: cengsa) (hangeul 정자)

hanja form^? of 정자 (“sperm cell”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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