耳炎

Chinese

		ear	flame; inflammation; ‑itis
trad. (耳炎)		耳	炎
simp. ^#(耳炎)		耳	炎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ěryán

(Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄧㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ěryán
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ěryán
  - Wade–Giles: êrh³-yen²
  - Yale: ěr-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelyan
  - Palladius: эрянь (erjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

Noun

耳炎

(pathology) otitis; inflammation of the ear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	炎
じ Grade: 1	えん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

耳(じ) (ji, “ear”) + 炎(えん) (-en, “-itis”)

Noun

耳(じ)炎(えん) • (jien)

(pathology) otitis, inflammation of the ear, such as that resulting from ear infection, often causing earache

Derived terms

中耳炎(ちゅうじえん) (chūjien): otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear
内耳炎(ないじえん) (naijien): otitis interna, inflammation of the inner ear
外耳炎(がいじえん) (gaijien): otitis externa, inflammation of the outer ear