維生素
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See also: 维生素
Chinese[edit]
to sustain one's life; to survive | plain; element | ||
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trad. (維生素) | 維生 | 素 | |
simp. (维生素) | 维生 | 素 | |
Literally: “element for maintaining life”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
維生素
Usage notes[edit]
On the Chinese mainland, 維生素/维生素 (wéishēngsù) is the preferred term; 維他命/维他命 (wéitāmìng) is considered dated.
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 維生素 (“vitamin”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 維生素, 維他命 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 維他命, 維生素 |
Singapore | 維他命 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | витамин | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 維生素 |
Hong Kong | 維他命 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 維他命 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 維他命 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 維他命 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 維他命 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 維他命 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 維他命 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 維生素 |
Quanzhou | 維生素 | |
Zhangzhou | 維生素 | |
Taipei | 維他命 GT, 維生素 GT, bi-tá-bín GT | |
Wu | Shanghai | 維他命 |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |