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菌
  kwan2   jyutping
  jun1 jun4   pinyin
[1] fungus; mushroom
[2] bacteria; germ

Pinyin jun1 is China reading; jun4 is Taiwan.
noun
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
菌

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Mar 2014 13:47
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detail 真菌  zan1 kwan2  zhen1 jun1 = fungus
detail 殺菌  saat3 kwan2  sha1 jun1/4 = disinfect; to kill bacteria
detail 病菌  beng6 kwan2  bing4 jun4 (Taiwan), bing4 jun1 (PRC) = germs
detail 細菌  sai3 kwan2  xi4 jun4 (Taiwan), xi1 jun1 (PRC) = germs; bacteria; virus
detail 微菌  mei4 kwan2  wei2 jun4 (Taiwan), wei1 jun1 (PRC) = bacteria
detail 乳酸菌  jyu5 syun1 kwan2  ru3 suan1 jun4 (Taiwan), ru3 suan1 jun1 (PRC) = lactic acid bacteria, lactobacillus
detail 沙門氏菌  saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella
detail 殺菌作用  saat3 kwan2 zok3 jung6  sha1 jun4 zuo4 yong4 (Taiwan), sha1 jun1 zuo4 yong4 (PRC) = sterilization
detail 滅菌  mit6 kwan2  mie4 jun4 (Taiwan), mie4 jun1 (PRC) = sterilization
detail 真菌類  zan1 kwan2 leoi6  zhen1 jun4 lei4 (Taiwan), zhen1 jun1 lei4 (PRC) = fungi
detail 菌類  kwan2 leoi6  jun4 lei4 (Taiwan), jun1 lei4 (PRC) = fungi
detail 酵母菌  gaau3 mou5 kwan2  xiao4 mu3 jun4 (Taiwan), jiao4 mu3 jun1 (PRC) = yeast
detail 細菌武器  sai3 kwan2 mou5 hei3  xi4 jun4 wu3 qi4 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 wu3 qi4 (PRC) = biological weapon (using germs)
detail 抗菌  kong3 kwan2  kang4 jun4 (Taiwan), kang4 jun1 (PRC) = anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antimicrobial, antibacterial
detail 亮菌  loeng6 kwan2  liang4 jun4 (Taiwan), liang4 jun1 (PRC) = Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medecine)
detail 傘菌  saan3 kwan2  san3 jun4 (Taiwan), san3 jun1 (PRC) = agaric; mushroom
detail 大腸菌  daai6 coeng4 kwan2  da4 chang2 jun4 (Taiwan); da4 chang2 jun1 (PRC) = coliform (bacteria)
detail 抗菌劑  kong3 kwan2 zai1  kang4 jun4 ji4 = antiseptic , antibacterial agent
detail 殺菌劑  saat3 kwan2 zai1  sha1 jun4 ji4 = germicide agent
detail 肉毒桿菌  juk6 duk6 gon2 kwan2  rou4 du2 gan3 jun1 = allantiasis bacillus; Bacillus botulinus; Clostridium botulinum
detail 荔枝菌  lai6 zi1 kwan5*2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵
detail 夏至菌  haa6 zi3 kwan2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵
detail 大菌食細菌  daai6 kwan2 sik6 sai3 kwan2   = don’t worry too much about hygiene when you are eating 粵
detail 防菌  fong4 kwan2  fang2 jun4 (Taiwan) / fang2 jun1 (PRC) = anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, antimicrobial, antibacterial
detail 紅茶菌  hung4 caa4 kwan2  hong2 cha2 jun1 = kombucha
detail 大腸桿菌  daai6 coeng4 gon2 kwan2  da4 chang2 gan3 jun4 (Taiwan), da4 chang2 gan3 jun1 (PRC) = coliform bacillius
detail 子囊菌  zi2 nong4 kwan2  zi3 nang2 jun4 (Taiwan), zi3 nang2 jun1 (PRC) = ascomycete
detail 炭疽桿菌  taan3 zeoi1 gon1 kwan2  tan4 ju1 gan3 jun1 = anthrax bacillus
detail 炭疽菌苗  taan3 zeoi1 kwan2 miu4  tan4 ju1 jun4 miao2 (Taiwan), tan4 ju1 jun1 miao2 (PRC) = anthrax vaccine
detail 李斯特菌  lei5 si1 dak6 kwan2  li3 si1 te4 jun4 (Taiwan), li3 si1 te4 jun1 (PRC) = Listeria monocytogene
detail 牙菌膜指示劑  ngaa4 kwan2 mok6*2 zi2 si6 zai1  ya2 jun4 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (Taiwan), ya2 jun1 mo2 zhi3 shi4 ji4 (PRC) = dental disclosing agent (common formation)
detail 傷寒沙門氏菌  soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium
detail 黃金葡萄球菌  wong4 gam1 pou4 tou4 kau4 kwan2  huang2 jin1 pu2 tao2 qiu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = [n] staphylococcus aureus
detail 真菌病  zan1 kwan2 beng6  zhen1 jun4 bing4 (Taiwan), zhen1 jun1 bing4 (PRC) = mycosis (a fungal infection of the human body, lit., "fungus disease")
detail 抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌  kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2  kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
detail 皮膚真菌病  pei4 fu1 zan1 kwan2 beng6  pi2 fu1 zhen1 jun4 bing4 (Taiwan), pi2 fu1 zhen1 jun1 bing4 (PRC) = [med.] dermatomycosis
detail 細菌學  sai3 kwan2 hok6  xi4 jun4 xue2 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 xue2 (PRC) = bacteriology
detail 枯草桿菌  fu1 cou2 gon2 kwan2  ku1 cao3 gan3 jun4 = Bacillus subtilis; grass bacillus; hay bacillus; hay-bacillus
detail 臘腸毒菌病  laap6 coeng4*2 duk6 kwan2 beng6   = botulism
detail 雞縱菌  gai1 zung1 kwan2   = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵
detail 黴菌  mei4 kwan2  mei2 jun4 (Taiwan), jun1 (PRC) = mould; mucedine; mycete

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