黑素

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	plain; element
simp. and trad. (黑素)		黑	素

Etymology

Calque of English melanin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hēisù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄟㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ sou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hēisù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄟㄙㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: heisù
  - Wade–Giles: hei¹-su⁴
  - Yale: hēi-sù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heisuh
  - Palladius: хэйсу (xɛjsu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hak¹ sou³
  - Yale: hāk sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sou̯³³/

Noun

黑素

(biochemistry) melanin

Synonyms

黑色素 (hēisèsù)

Derived terms

黑素細胞／黑素细胞 (hēisù xìbāo)

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