通脹

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	dropsical; swollen; to swell dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
trad. (通脹)		通	脹
simp. (通胀)		通	胀

Etymology

Short for 通貨膨脹／通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōngzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ zoeng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thong-tiòng / thong-tiàng / thong-tiùⁿ / thong-tiòⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōngzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tongjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung¹-chang⁴
    • Yale: tūng-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongjanq
    • Palladius: тунчжан (tunčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung¹ zoeng³
    • Yale: tūng jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung¹ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: thong-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongdioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-tiàng
    • Tâi-lô: thong-tiàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongdiaxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-tiùⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thong-tiùnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongdviux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ tiũ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-tiòⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thong-tiònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tongdvioix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃²¹/

Noun

通脹

1. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, economics) inflation

Synonyms

• 通貨膨脹／通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng)
• (Taiwan) 通膨 (tōngpéng)

Derived terms

• 通脹率 / 通胀率 (tōngzhànglǜ)