葉酸

Chinese

		leaf; page	acid
trad. (葉酸)		葉	酸
simp. (叶酸)		叶	酸

Etymology

Calque of English folic acid.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yèsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jip⁶ syun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yèsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yèsuan
  - Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-suan¹
  - Yale: yè-swān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehsuan
  - Palladius: есуань (jesuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jip⁶ syun¹
  - Yale: yihp syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jip⁹ syn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yib⁶ xun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːp̚² syːn⁵⁵/

Noun

葉酸

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) folic acid

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葉	酸
よう Grade: 3	さん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

葉 (yō, “leaf”) +‎ 酸 (san, “acid”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーさん [yòósáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːsã̠ɴ]

- Homophones: 洋算, 養蚕

Noun

葉(よう)酸(さん) • (yōsan) ^{←えふさん (efusan)^?}

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) folic acid
Synonym: ビタミンM (bitamin emu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
葉	酸

Noun

葉酸 • (yeopsan or McCune-Reischauer: yŏpsan or Yale: yepqsan) (hangeul 엽산)

Hanja form^? of 엽산 (“folic acid”).

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