淋巴

Chinese
phonetic
simp. and trad.
(淋巴)		 淋 巴

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lympha.

Pronunciation

Noun

淋巴

  1. (physiology) lymph [from 20th c.]
    淋巴水腫／淋巴水肿  ―  línbā shuǐzhǒng  ―  lymphedema
    淋巴轉移／淋巴转移  ―  línbā zhuǎnyí  ―  lymph metastasis
    淋巴器官  ―  línbā qìguān  ―  lymphoid organ
    淋巴組織／淋巴组织  ―  línbā zǔzhī  ―  lymphatic tissue
  2. (everyday speech) lymph node
    淋巴腫了／淋巴肿了  ―  línbā zhǒng le  ―  The lymph nodes are swelling
    淋巴肉  ―  línbā ròu  ―  meat that has lymph node

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 淋巴 (“lymph”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 淋巴, 淋巴液
Mandarin Taiwan 淋巴
Cantonese Hong Kong 淋巴, 淋巴液
Southern Min Xiamen 淋巴
Quanzhou 淋巴
Zhangzhou 淋巴
Tainan 淋巴

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
淋 巴
りん
Jinmeiyō		 は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lympha,[1] earlier form of modern Dutch lymfe, lymf.

This kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Noun

淋巴(リンパ) • (rinpa) 

  1. リンパ: lymph

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is quite rare in modern Japanese. The katakana spelling リンパ is much more common.

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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