雷射
Chinese
| thunder | radio- (chem.); shoot | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雷射) | 雷 | 射 | |
| simp. #(雷射) | 雷 | 射 | |
| alternative forms | 鐳射／镭射 | ||
| Literally: “thunder ray”. | |||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English laser.
Compare 雷達／雷达 (léidá, “radar”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: léishè
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: léishè
- Wade–Giles: lei2-shê4
- Yale: léi-shè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leisheh
- Palladius: лэйшэ (lɛjšɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 鐳射 / 镭射
雷射
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: leoi4 se6
- Yale: lèuih seh
- Cantonese Pinyin: loey4 se6
- Guangdong Romanization: lêu4 sé6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɵy̯²¹ sɛː²²/
- Homophones:
鐳射 / 镭射
雷射
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lùi-sa
- Hakka Romanization System: luiˇ sa
- Hagfa Pinyim: lui2 sa4
- Sinological IPA: /lu̯i¹¹ sa⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: lui2 sa4
- Sinological IPA: /luɪ¹¹ sa⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-siā
- Tâi-lô: luî-siā
- Phofsit Daibuun: luisia
- IPA (Xiamen): /lui²⁴⁻²² sia²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lui²⁴⁻²² sia⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lui¹³⁻²² sia²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ sia³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui²³⁻³³ sia³³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
雷射
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 激光 (“laser”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 激光 Mainland China, Hong Kong, 雷射 Taiwan, Hong Kong, 萊塞 dated in Mainland China | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雷射 |
| Singapore | 雷射 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雷射, 激光 |
| Hong Kong | 雷射, 激光, laser | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雷射 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雷射 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 激光 |
| Quanzhou | 激光 | |
| Zhangzhou | 激光 | |
| Tainan | 雷射 | |
| Shantou | 激光 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 激光 |
| Note | 雷射 is also written 鐳射. | |