蛻化
See also: 蜕化
Chinese
| exuviae of insects or reptiles | to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蛻化) | 蛻 | 化 | |
| simp. (蜕化) | 蜕 | 化 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: tuìhuà
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tuèihuà
- Wade–Giles: tʻui4-hua4
- Yale: twèi-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyhuah
- Palladius: туйхуа (tujxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 蛻化 / 蜕化
退化
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: teoi3 faa3
- Yale: teui fa
- Cantonese Pinyin: toey3 faa3
- Guangdong Romanization: têu3 fa3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɵy̯³³ faː³³/
- Homophones:
蛻化 / 蜕化
退化
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòe-hòa
- Tâi-lô: thuè-huà
- Phofsit Daibuun: toea'hoax
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
蛻化
- (of insects) to molt; to shed; to slough; to exuviate
- (figurative) to deteriorate; to degenerate; to atrophy
Usage notes
退化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize a good situation turning bad, while 蛻化／蜕化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize corruption and degeneration.