乳酸

Chinese

Etymology 1
milk acid
trad. (乳酸) 乳 酸
simp. #(乳酸) 乳 酸

Pronunciation

Noun

乳酸

  1. (organic chemistry) lactic acid
Derived terms
  • 發酵乳酸／发酵乳酸
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (乳酸):
  • → Japanese: 乳(にゅう)酸(さん) (nyūsan)
  • → Korean: 유산(乳酸) (yusan)
  • → Vietnamese: nhũ toan (乳酸)

Etymology 2
breast to ache; to be sore
trad. (乳酸) 乳 酸
simp. #(乳酸) 乳 酸

Modelled after 蛋疼 (dànténg).

Pronunciation

Adjective

乳酸

  1. (Mainland China, neologism, slang) so bored, astonished or frustrated that one's "boobs" hurt [from 2010s]
See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
乳 酸
にゅう
Grade: 6		 さん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    乳(にゅう)酸(さん) • (nyūsan) 

    1. (organic chemistry) lactic acid

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    乳酸

    Noun

    乳酸 • (yusan) (hangeul 유산)

    1. Hanja form? of 유산 (“lactic acid”).
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