化生

化生

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (化生)		化	生
anagram		生化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huàshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huàshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa³ sang¹
    • Yale: fa sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa³ seng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fäː³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

化生

1. (literary) to nourish and bring up; to convert and produce
2. (zoology) to metamorphose
3. (Buddhism) to be born by transformation; to be born through metamorphosis
4. (medicine) to undergo metaplasia

Noun

化生

1. (literary) incarnation; manifestation
2. (literary, historical) infant idol used in ancient times when supplicating for a son
3. (literary) statue of a goddess

Derived terms

化生女 化生盆

化生金盆