壯陽

Chinese

		to strengthen; strong; robust	positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (壯陽)		壯	陽
simp. (壮阳)		壮	阳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàngyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong³ joeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chòng-iông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngyáng
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-yang²
    • Yale: jwàng-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqyang
    • Palladius: чжуанъян (čžuanʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong³ joeng⁴
    • Yale: jong yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong³ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong³ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ³³ jœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòng-iông
    • Tâi-lô: tsòng-iông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zorng'ioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ²³/

Verb

壯陽

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to invigorate yang; to promote kidney function for increasing male potency and virility