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

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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/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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

• 荷爾蒙／荷尔蒙 (hé'ěrméng)

Verb

激素

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

Usage notes

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

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