重水

重水

Chinese

		heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	water; river
simp. and trad. (重水)		重	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁵ seoi²

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhòngshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshoei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngshuěi
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ˥˩ ʂweɪ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖⁽꜕꜖꜓⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁵ seoi²
    • Yale: chúhng séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁵ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁵ sêu²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ˩˧ sɵy̯˧˥/

Noun

重水

1. heavy water

See also

• 氘 (dāo)
• 重氫／重氢 (zhòngqīng)

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	水
じゅう Grade: 3	すい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

重 (jū, “heavy”) +‎ 水 (sui, “water”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) じゅうすい [jùúsúí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːsɨᵝi]

Noun

重水 (hiragana じゅうすい, rōmaji jūsui, historical hiragana ぢゆうすい)

1. heavy water

See also

• 重 (じゅう)水 (すい)プラント (jūsui puranto, “heavy water plant”)
• 重 (じゅう)水 (すい)炉 (ろ) (jūsuiro, “heavy water reactor”)
• 重 (じゅう)水 (すい)素 (そ) (jūsuiso, “heavy hydrogen”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN