軟化

See also: 软化

Chinese

		soft; flexible	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (軟化)		軟	化
simp. (软化)		软	化

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ faa³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiôn-fa
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): loán-hòa / nńg-hòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnhuà
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-hua⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanhuah
    • Palladius: жуаньхуа (žuanʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ faa³
    • Yale: yúhn fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ faː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiôn-fa
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngion´ fa
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngion¹ fa⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯on²⁴⁻¹¹ fa⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: loán-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: luán-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loafnhoax
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /luan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /luan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngfhoax
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua¹¹/

Verb

軟化

1. to soften; to weaken
2. to persuade using soft tactics

Synonyms

• (to soften): (Hokkien) 落軟／落软

Antonyms

• 硬化 (yìnghuà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軟	化
なん Grade: S	か Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 軟 (nan, “soft”) + 化 (ka, “become”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんか [nàńká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋka̠]

Noun

軟(なん)化(か) • (nanka) 

1. softening
2. weakening

Derived terms

• 骨軟化症 (kotsunankashō): osteomalacia
• 脳軟化症 (nōnankashō): softening of the brain

Verb

軟(なん)化(か)する • (nanka suru) intransitive suru (stem 軟(なん)化(か)し (nanka shi), past 軟(なん)化(か)した (nanka shita))

1. soften
2. weaken

Korean

Hanja in this term
軟	化

Noun

軟化 • (yeonhwa) (hangeul 연화)

1. Hanja form^? of 연화.