鼓脹

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	dropsical; swollen; to swell dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
trad. (鼓脹)		鼓	脹
simp. (鼓胀)		鼓	胀
alternative forms		臌脹／臌胀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-tiòng / kó͘-tiòⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-chang⁴
    • Yale: gǔ-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guujanq
    • Palladius: гучжан (gučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tiòⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-tiònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdvioix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔ̃²¹/

Verb

鼓脹

1. to swell; to bulge
2. (Southern Min, medicine) to have ascites; to have peritoneal oedema

Synonyms

• 腹水 (fùshuǐ)
• (Hokkien) 肚脹／肚胀

Noun

鼓脹

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) swelling of the abdomen; tympanites
2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) pet name for someone of a younger generation