攝護腺

See also: 摄护腺 and 摂護腺

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	protect	gland
trad. (攝護腺)		攝	護	腺
simp. (摄护腺)		摄	护	腺

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 摂(せつ)護(ご)腺(せん) (setsugosen).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèhùxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liap-hō͘-sòaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèhùxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèhùsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-hu⁴-hsien⁴
    • Yale: shè-hù-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehhuhshiann
    • Palladius: шэхусянь (šɛxusjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-hō͘-sòaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: liap-hōo-suànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liap'hoxsvoax
    • IPA (Taipei): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³⁻²¹ suã²¹/

Noun

攝護腺

1. (Taiwan, anatomy) prostate gland

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 前列腺 (“prostate gland”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		前列腺
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	攝護腺, 前列腺
Cantonese	Hong Kong	前列腺
Southern Min	Xiamen	前列腺
	Tainan	攝護腺

Derived terms

• 攝護腺增生／摄护腺增生 (shèhùxiàn zēngshēng)
• 攝護腺炎／摄护腺炎 (shèhùxiànyán)
• 攝護腺癌／摄护腺癌 (shèhùxiàn'ái)
• 攝護腺素／摄护腺素 (shèhùxiànsù)