更年期

Chinese

		to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more	year	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
simp. and trad. (更年期)		更	年	期

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēngniánqī, gēngniánqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ, ㄍㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-liân-kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēngniánqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gengniánci
    • Wade–Giles: kêng¹-nien²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: gēng-nyán-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengnianchi
    • Palladius: гэнняньци (gɛnnjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēngniánqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gengniáncí
    • Wade–Giles: kêng¹-nien²-chʻi²
    • Yale: gēng-nyán-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengnianchyi
    • Palladius: гэнняньци (gɛnnjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
    • Yale: gāng nìhn kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ nin⁴ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-liân-kî
    • Tâi-lô: king-liân-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kenglienkii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³⁻³³ ki²³/

Noun

更年期

1. menopause (the ending of menstruation)

Synonyms

• 經絕期／经绝期 (jīngjuéqī)
• 絕經／绝经 (juéjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
更	年	期
こう Grade: S	ねん Grade: 1	き Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːnẽ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

更(こう)年(ねん)期(き) • (kōnenki) 

1. menopause

   更年期(こうねんき)が始(はじ)まる年齢(ねんれい)には個人差(こじんさ)がある

   kōnenki ga hajimaru nenrei ni wa kojinsa ga aru

   the age at which menopause begins differs per person

Korean

Hanja in this term
更	年	期

Noun

更年期 • (gaengnyeon'gi) (hangeul 갱년기)

1. Hanja form^? of 갱년기 (“menopause”).