物化

Chinese

		thing; object; matter	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
simp. and trad. (物化)		物	化

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wùhuà

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ faa³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wùhuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhhuah
  - IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat⁶ faa³
  - Yale: maht fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ fa³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² fäː³³/

Verb

物化

(sociology, psychology) to become an object; to objectify
(literary, figuratively) to pass away

Synonyms

(objectify): 客體化／客体化 (kètǐhuà), 對象化／对象化 (duìxiànghuà)
(pass away):

Synonyms of 物化

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)

歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Noun

物化

(literary) change of things
(literary, figuratively) death
(sociology, psychology) objectification
Short for 物理化學／物理化学 (wùlǐ huàxué, “physical chemistry”).

Synonyms

(objectification): 客體化／客体化 (kètǐhuà), 對象化／对象化 (duìxiànghuà)

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