阻尼

Chinese

		to hinder; to block; to obstruct	to stop
trad. (阻尼)		阻	尼
simp. ^#(阻尼)		阻	尼

Etymology

Coined by Chinese physicist Yang Zhaolian in 1933 during the first conference on physics nomenclature held by Academia Sinica. 尼 here used a now-obsolete meaning "to stop"; it is not a transcription character. ^[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǔní

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² nei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǔní
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǔní
  - Wade–Giles: tsu³-ni²
  - Yale: dzǔ-ní
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuuni
  - Palladius: цзуни (czuni)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo² nei⁴
  - Yale: jó nèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² nei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo² néi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ nei̯²¹/

Verb

阻尼

to absorb shock; to damp

Synonyms

避震 (bìzhèn)
減震／减震 (jiǎnzhèn)

Derived terms

阻尼器 (zǔníqì)

References

^ * Cao, Zexian (曹则贤) (2013) chapter 47, in 物理学咬文嚼字（卷二） (Etymologicon for Chinese Physics Learners VolumeⅡ), Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, pages 217-224

[1] * Cao, Zexian (曹则贤) (2013) chapter 47, in 物理学咬文嚼字（卷二） (Etymologicon for Chinese Physics Learners VolumeⅡ), Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, pages 217-224

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