蛻化

See also: 蜕化

Chinese

		exuviae of insects or reptiles	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (蛻化)		蛻	化
simp. (蜕化)		蜕	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuìhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ faa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thòe-hòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuìhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuèihuà
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-hua⁴
    • Yale: twèi-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyhuah
    • Palladius: туйхуа (tujxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 蛻化 / 蜕化 退化

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: teoi³ faa³
    • Yale: teui fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: têu³ fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ faː³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 蛻化 / 蜕化 退化

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòe-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: thuè-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toea'hoax
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua⁴¹/

Verb

蛻化

1. (of insects) to molt; to shed; to slough; to exuviate
2. (figurative) to deteriorate; to degenerate; to atrophy

Usage notes

退化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize a good situation turning bad, while 蛻化／蜕化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize corruption and degeneration.

Related terms

• 墮落／堕落 (duòluò)
• 腐化 (fǔhuà)