粵

質zat1子zi2

simp质子
zat1 zi2zi3 zi2zhì zǐ

English

  1. proton (positively charged nuclear particle)
  2. a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient East Asia, in order to exchange prerequisites or to strike a political balance
  3. proton
  4. a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古時東亞被送去其他國家做人質嘅王子,以交換條件或者達致政治平衡(量詞:名)
  2. 一種粒子;同中子加埋組成原子核,帶有正電荷,質量同中子差唔多,重過電子好多(量詞:粒)

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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