激素
Chinese
to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent |
plain; element | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (激素) |
激 | 素 | |
Etymology
- “to undergo HRT”
- Probably clipping of 打激素 (dǎ jīsù, “to inject hormone”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
On the Chinese mainland, 激素 (jīsù) is the preferred term; 荷爾蒙／荷尔蒙 (hé'ěrméng) is considered dated.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 激素 (“hormone”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 激素, 荷爾蒙 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 荷爾蒙, 激素, 內分泌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 荷爾蒙, 激素 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 荷爾蒙 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 荷爾蒙 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 荷爾蒙 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 荷爾蒙 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 荷爾蒙 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 荷爾蒙 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 激素 |
| Quanzhou | 激素 | |
| Zhangzhou | 激素 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 激素 |
Derived terms
- 促卵泡激素
- 促性腺激素 (cùxìngxiàn jīsù)
- 促甲狀腺激素／促甲状腺激素 (cùjiǎzhuàngxiàn jīsù)
- 促腎上腺皮質激素／促肾上腺皮质激素 (cùshènshàngxiànpízhìjīsù)
- 外激素
- 性激素 (xìngjīsù)
- 抗雄激素 (kàng-xióngjīsù)
- 抗雌激素 (kàng-cíjīsù)
- 植物激素
- 激素替代治療／激素替代治疗 (jīsù tìdài zhìliáo)
- 激素替代療法／激素替代疗法 (jīsù tìdài liáofǎ)
- 生長激素／生长激素 (shēngzhǎng jīsù)
- 甲狀腺激素／甲状腺激素
- 雄性激素 (xióngxìng jīsù)
- 雌激素 (cíjīsù)
- 黃體激素／黄体激素
Usage notes
Mainly used by transmascs. Transfemmes usually use 吃糖 (chītáng).
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