窒扶斯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (窒扶斯)		窒	扶	斯
simp. #(窒扶斯)		窒	扶	斯

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 窒扶斯 (chifusu, “typhus”), from German Typhus.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìfúsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄙ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chek-hû-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìfúsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhfúsih
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-fu²-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: jr̀-fú-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhfwusy
    • Palladius: чжифусы (čžifusy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-hû-su
    • Tâi-lô: tsik-hû-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zekhusw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hu²³⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hu²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

Noun

窒扶斯

1. (pathology, dated) typhus; typhoid fever

Synonyms

• 傷寒／伤寒 (shānghán)

Derived terms

• 腸窒扶斯／肠窒扶斯

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
窒	扶	斯
ちつ > ち Grade: S (ateji)	ふ Grade: S (ateji)	す Jinmeiyō (ateji)
irregular	kan’on	tōon

For pronunciation and definitions of 窒扶斯 – see the following entry.

【チフス】 [noun] (pathology) typhus, typhoid fever

(This term, 窒扶斯, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)