Chinese More information phonetic ... phonetic simp. and trad.(淋巴) 淋 巴 Close Etymology Borrowed from Latin lympha. Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): línbā (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ Cantonese (Jyutping): lam4 baa1 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-pa Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: línbā Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ Tongyong Pinyin: línba Wade–Giles: lin2-pa1 Yale: lín-bā Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linba Palladius: линьба (linʹba) Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ pä⁵⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: lam4 baa1 Yale: làhm bā Cantonese Pinyin: lam4 baa1 Guangdong Romanization: lem4 ba1 Sinological IPA (key): /lɐm²¹ paː⁵⁵/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-pa Tâi-lô: lîm-pa Phofsit Daibuun: limpaf IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/ IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² pa³³/ IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² pa⁴⁴/ IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/ IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/ Noun 淋巴 (physiology) lymph [from 20th c.] 淋巴水腫／淋巴水肿 ― línbā shuǐzhǒng ― lymphedema 淋巴轉移／淋巴转移 ― línbā zhuǎnyí ― lymph metastasis 淋巴器官 ― línbā qìguān ― lymphoid organ 淋巴組織／淋巴组织 ― línbā zǔzhī ― lymphatic tissue (everyday speech) lymph node 淋巴腫了／淋巴肿了 ― línbā zhǒng le ― The lymph nodes are swelling 淋巴肉 ― línbā ròu ― meat that has lymph node Synonyms (lymph): More information Variety, Location ... Variety Location Words edit Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 淋巴, 淋巴液 Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 淋巴 Cantonese Hong Kong 淋巴, 淋巴液 Southern Min Xiamen 淋巴 Quanzhou 淋巴 Zhangzhou 淋巴 Tainan 淋巴 CloseDialectal synonyms of 淋巴 (“lymph”) [map] Derived terms 淋巴液 (línbāyè)淋巴球 (línbāqiú)淋巴瘤 (línbāliú)淋巴癌 (línbā'ái)淋巴管 (línbāguǎn)淋巴系統 / 淋巴系统 (línbā xìtǒng)淋巴細胞 / 淋巴细胞 (línbā xìbāo)淋巴結 / 淋巴结 (línbājié)淋巴腺 (línbāxiàn)血淋巴 (xuèlìnbā) Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 淋 巴 りんJinmeiyō は > ぱJinmeiyō on'yomi CloseEtymology Borrowed from Dutch lympha,[1] earlier form of modern Dutch lymfe, lymf. This kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字). Noun 淋巴(リンパ) • (rinpa) リンパ: lymph Usage notes The kanji spelling is quite rare in modern Japanese. The katakana spelling リンパ is much more common. References [1]Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.