腎虛

Chinese

		kidney	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
trad. (腎虛)		腎	虛
simp. (肾虚)		肾	虚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shènxū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁶ heoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shènxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shennshiu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shènsyu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁶ heoi¹
  - Yale: sahn hēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁶ hoey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁶ hêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn²² hɵy̯⁵⁵/

Verb

腎虛

(traditional Chinese medicine) to have deficiency of the kidney

Usage notes

In popular usage, this often has the connotation of a “reduction in masculinity”.

Synonyms

腎虧／肾亏 (shènkuī)
(Min Nan) 腎空／肾空

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