證候

Chinese

		certificate; proof; to prove certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm	wait
trad. (證候)		證	候
simp. (证候)		证	候

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhènghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhènghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhènghòu
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-hou⁴
  - Yale: jèng-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqhow
  - Palladius: чжэнхоу (čžɛnxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

證候

(traditional Chinese medicine) symptom
- 順利的生產有時還不免危險，稍有危難的證候便是有百死而無一生。 [MSC, trad.]
  顺利的生产有时还不免危险，稍有危难的证候便是有百死而无一生。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1929 October, 胡適 (Hu Shi),《慈幼的問題》
  Shùnlì de shēngchǎn yǒushí hái bùmiǎn wēixiǎn, shāo yǒu wēinàn de zhènghòu biànshì yǒu bǎi sǐ ér wú yī shēng. [Pinyin]
  Even a smooth childbirth is sometimes risky; a slightest symptom can lead to death.

Synonyms

症候 (zhènghòu) (non-TCM term)