蛻化

See also: 蜕化

Chinese

		exuviae of insects or reptiles	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (蛻化)		蛻	化
simp. (蜕化)		蜕	化

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuìhuà

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ faa³
Min Nan (POJ): thòe-hòa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: tuìhuà
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyhuah
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    蛻化／蜕化
    退化
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: teoi³ faa³
  - Yale: teui fa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ faa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu³ fa³
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ fäː³³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    蛻化／蜕化
    退化
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòe-hòa
  - Tâi-lô: thuè-huà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toea'hoax
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ hua²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua⁴¹/

Verb

蛻化

(of insects) to molt; to shed; to slough; to exuviate
(figuratively) to deteriorate; to degenerate; to atrophy

Usage notes

退化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize a good situation turning bad, while 蛻化／蜕化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize corruption and degeneration.

Related terms

墮落／堕落 (duòluò)
腐化 (fǔhuà)

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