美沙酮

Chinese

		phonetic	ketone
trad. (美沙酮)		美沙	酮
simp. #(美沙酮)		美沙	酮

Etymology

Partial calque of English methadone.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měishātóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄕㄚ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ saa¹ tung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měishātóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄕㄚ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měishatóng
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-sha¹-tʻung²
    • Yale: měi-shā-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeishatorng
    • Palladius: мэйшатун (mɛjšatun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ saa¹ tung⁴
    • Yale: méih sā tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ saa¹ tung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ sa¹ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ saː⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

美沙酮

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) methadone

Synonyms

• (Taiwan) 美沙冬 (měishādōng)