衰竭

Chinese

		weak; feeble; decline weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments	exhaust
trad. (衰竭)		衰	竭
simp. #(衰竭)		衰	竭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuāijié

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ kit³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): soe-kia̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuāijié
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuaijié
    • Wade–Giles: shuai¹-chieh²
    • Yale: shwāi-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaijye
    • Palladius: шуайцзе (šuajcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi¹ kit³
    • Yale: sēui kit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ kit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ kid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰiːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soe-kia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sue-kia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soe'kiat
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sue³³ kiɛt̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sue⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

Verb

衰竭

1. (of physiological functions, organs, etc.) to fail; to prostrate

   腎功能衰竭／肾功能衰竭  ―  shèn gōngnéng shuāijié  ―  renal failure

2. (of resources, morale, etc.) to be exhausted

   士氣衰竭／士气衰竭  ―  shìqì shuāijié  ―  exhaustion of morale

Derived terms

• 右心衰竭 (yòuxīn shuāijié)
• 器官衰竭 (qìguān shuāijié)
• 多器官衰竭 (duōqìguān shuāijié)
• 心力衰竭 (xīnlì shuāijié)
• 心臟衰竭 / 心脏衰竭 (xīnzàng shuāijié)
• 肝衰竭 (gānshuāijié)
• 腎衰竭 / 肾衰竭 (shènshuāijié)

 

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衰	竭

Verb

衰竭

1. chữ Hán form of suy kiệt (“to be debilitated; to be wasted; to go into failure”).