紫杉醇

Chinese

		Japanese yew	of alcoholic drink, rich, pure
trad. (紫杉醇)		紫杉	醇
simp. ^#(紫杉醇)		紫杉	醇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐshānchún

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄕㄢㄔㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² caam³ seon⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐshānchún
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄕㄢㄔㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhshanchún
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-shan¹-chʻun²
  - Yale: dž-shān-chwún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyshanchwen
  - Palladius: цзышаньчунь (czyšanʹčunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² caam³ seon⁴
  - Yale: jí chaam sèuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² tsaam³ soen⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² cam³ sên⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʰaːm³³ sɵn²¹/

Noun

紫杉醇

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) taxol
- 紫杉醇的發現，使已瀕臨消失的紅豆杉更加危在旦夕。 [MSC, trad.]
  紫杉醇的发现，使已濒临消失的红豆杉更加危在旦夕。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2001 October 17, 汪波 (Wang Bo), 《悲喜红豆杉》, in People's Daily, →ISSN, page 5
  Zǐshānchún de fāxiàn, shǐ yǐ bīnlín xiāoshī de hóngdòushān gèngjiā wēizàidànxī. [Pinyin]
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