膨脹

See also: 膨胀, and 膨張

Chinese

		swollen	dropsical; swollen; to swell dropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated
trad. (膨脹)		膨	脹
simp. (膨胀)		膨	胀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): péngzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paang⁴ zoeng³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phêng-tiòng / phêng-tiàng / phn̂g-tiòng / phòng-tiòng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pên⁵ ziang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péngzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péngjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻêng²-chang⁴
    • Yale: péng-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngjanq
    • Palladius: пэнчжан (pɛnčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paang⁴ zoeng³
    • Yale: pàahng jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paang⁴ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: pang⁴ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: phîng-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phengdioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-tiàng
    • Tâi-lô: phîng-tiàng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phengdiaxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiaŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phn̂g-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: phn̂g-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phngdioxng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòng-tiòng
    • Tâi-lô: phòng-tiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phorngdioxng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pên⁵ ziang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêⁿ tsiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

Verb

膨脹

1. (literally) to expand; to inflate; to swell; to distend
2. (figuratively) to grow or expand abnormally; to swell

   自我膨脹／自我膨胀  ―  zìwǒ péngzhàng  ―  to be swollen-headed; to be full of oneself; to be puffed up with pride

Synonyms

• 膨大 (péngdà)

Derived terms

• 通貨膨脹／通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng)