臨界

See also: 临界

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
trad. (臨界)		臨	界
simp. (临界)		临	界

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ gaai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-kài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjiè
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chieh⁴
    • Yale: lín-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjieh
    • Palladius: линьцзе (linʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ gaai³
    • Yale: làhm gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ kaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-kài
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: limkaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² kai²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² kai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² kai⁴¹/

Adjective

臨界

1. (attributive) critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)

Derived terms

• 臨界值 / 临界值 (línjièzhí)
• 臨界溫度 / 临界温度
• 臨界狀態 / 临界状态
• 臨界角 / 临界角 (línjièjiǎo)
• 臨界點 / 临界点 (línjièdiǎn)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	界
りん Grade: 6	かい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩŋka̠i]

Noun

臨(りん)界(かい) • (rinkai) 

1. criticality, the critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)

   この事故(じこ)では臨界(りんかい)が続(つづ)いているのに気付(きづ)くのが遅(おそ)かった。

   Kono jiko de wa rinkai ga tsuzuiteiru no ni kizuku no ga osokatta.

   In this accident, it was realized too late that it had stayed critical.