黑色素

黑色素

Chinese

		black; the color black	plain; element
simp. and trad. (黑色素)		黑色	素

Etymology

Calque of English melanin.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēisèsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ sik¹ sou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hēisèsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heisehsuh
    • IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ sik¹ sou³
    • Yale: hāk sīk sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ sik⁷ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ xig¹ sou³
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ sou̯³³/

Noun

黑色素

1. (biochemistry) melanin

Derived terms

黑色素瘤 (hēisèsùliú)

黑色素細胞／黑色素细胞