激素

Chinese

		to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	plain; element
simp. and trad. (激素)		激	素

Etymology

“to undergo HRT”

Probably clipping of 打激素 (dǎ jīsù, “to inject hormone”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ sou³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kek-sò͘ / kiak-sò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêg⁴ su³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jisù
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-su⁴
    • Yale: jī-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jisuh
    • Palladius: цзису (czisu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik¹ sou³
    • Yale: gīk sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: kik-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keksox
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: kiak-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiaksox
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêg⁴ su³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kek sù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kek̚²⁻⁴ su²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-su
    • MiniDict: cih^入 su
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-su
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ su⁴⁴/

Noun

激素

1. (physiology) hormone

Usage notes

On the Chinese mainland, 激素 (jīsù) is the preferred term; 荷爾蒙／荷尔蒙 (hé'ěrméng) is considered dated.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 激素 (“hormone”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		激素, 荷爾蒙
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	荷爾蒙, 激素, 內分泌
Cantonese	Hong Kong	荷爾蒙, 激素
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	荷爾蒙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	荷爾蒙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	荷爾蒙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	荷爾蒙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	荷爾蒙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	荷爾蒙
Southern Min	Xiamen	激素
	Quanzhou	激素
	Zhangzhou	激素
Wu	Shanghai	激素

Derived terms

• 促卵泡激素
• 促性腺激素 (cùxìngxiàn jīsù)
• 促甲狀腺激素／促甲状腺激素 (cùjiǎzhuàngxiàn jīsù)
• 促腎上腺皮質激素／促肾上腺皮质激素 (cùshènshàngxiànpízhìjīsù)
• 外激素
• 性激素 (xìngjīsù)
• 抗雄激素 (kàng-xióngjīsù)
• 抗雌激素 (kàng-cíjīsù)
• 植物激素
• 激素替代治療／激素替代治疗 (jīsù tìdài zhìliáo)
• 激素替代療法／激素替代疗法 (jīsù tìdài liáofǎ)
• 生長激素／生长激素 (shēngzhǎng jīsù)
• 甲狀腺激素／甲状腺激素
• 雄性激素 (xióngxìng jīsù)
• 雌激素 (cíjīsù)
• 黃體激素／黄体激素

 

Verb

激素

1. (transgender slang) to undergo HRT (hormone replacement therapy)

Usage notes

Mainly used by transmascs. Transfemmes usually use 吃糖 (chītáng).