以太

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (以太)		以	太
simp. ^#(以太)		以	太
alternative forms		乙太

Etymology

Borrowed from English ether.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐtài

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ taai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yî-thai
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Í-thài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐtài
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐtài
  - Wade–Giles: i³-tʻai⁴
  - Yale: yǐ-tài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiitay
  - Palladius: итай (itaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ taai³
  - Yale: yíh taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ taai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ tai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ tʰaːi̯³³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    以太
    擬態／拟态
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: i´ tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i´ tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Í-thài
  - Tâi-lô: Í-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: y'taix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²¹/

Noun

以太

(ancient philosophy, physics, historical) ether; luminiferous aether

Derived terms

以太坊 (yǐtàifáng)
以太網／以太网 (yǐtàiwǎng)

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