華氏
See also: 华氏
Chinese
flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain |
clan name; maiden name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (華氏) | 華 | 氏 | |
| simp. (华氏) | 华 | 氏 | |
Etymology
Abbreviation of 華倫海特／华伦海特 (transliteration of German Fahrenheit) + 氏 (shì, “family”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwashyh
- IPA (key): /xu̯a̠³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: waa4 si6
- Yale: wàh sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa4 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: wa4 xi6
- IPA (key): /wɑː²¹ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Adjective
華氏
- (preceding a number) Fahrenheit
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 華 | 氏 |
| Grade: S | Grade: 4 |
Etymology
From 華氏 Chinese transliteration of Fahrenheit
Noun
華氏 (hiragana かし, rōmaji kashi)
- (preceding a number) Fahrenheit
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