腎虛
Chinese
| kidney | devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (腎虛) | 腎 | 虛 | |
| simp. (肾虚) | 肾 | 虚 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shènxū
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shènsyu
- Wade–Giles: shên4-hsü1
- Yale: shèn-syū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shennshiu
- Palladius: шэньсюй (šɛnʹsjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san6 heoi1
- Yale: sahn hēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: san6 hoey1
- Guangdong Romanization: sen6 hêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²² hɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
腎虛
- (traditional Chinese medicine) to have deficiency of the kidney
Usage notes
In popular usage, this often has the connotation of a “reduction in masculinity”.