閥值

閥值

Chinese

		clique; valve	value; (to be) worth; to happen
trad. (閥值)		閥	值
simp. (阀值)		阀	值

Etymology

Coined by confusing 閾 in 閾值／阈值 (yùzhí) with visually similar 閥／阀 (fá), as 閾 is a rarely used character. Also influenced by the meaning "valve" of 閥.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fázhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˊ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fat⁶ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fázhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˊ ㄓˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farjy
    • IPA ^(key): /fä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fat⁶ zik⁶
    • Yale: faht jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁹ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fed⁶ jig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚² t͡sɪk̚²/

Noun

閥值

1. (nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative name for 閾值／阈值 (yùzhí, “threshold”).