預防性

預防性

Chinese

		to take precautions against; to prevent	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (預防性)		預防	性
simp. (预防性)		预防	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùfángxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ fong⁴ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yùfángxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwfarngshinq
    • IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ fong⁴ sing³
    • Yale: yuh fòhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ fong⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ fong⁴ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /jyː²² fɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/

Adjective

預防性

1. (chiefly attributive) preventive; (medicine) prophylactic