舌炎

Chinese

		tongue	flame; inflammation; ‑itis
trad. (舌炎)		舌	炎
simp. #(舌炎)		舌	炎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shéyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéyán
    • Wade–Giles: shê²-yen²
    • Yale: shé-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheryan
    • Palladius: шэянь (šɛjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

Noun

舌炎

1. (pathology) glossitis

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舌	炎
ぜつ Grade: 6	えん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

舌 (zetsu, “tongue”) +‎ 炎 (-en, “inflammation”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜつえん [zètsúéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞t͡sɨẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

舌(ぜつ)炎(えん) • (zetsuen) 

1. (pathology) glossitis

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN