阻尼

Chinese

		to hinder; to block; to obstruct	to stop
simp. and trad. (阻尼)		阻	尼

Etymology

Coined by Yang Zhaolian (楊肇燫), who proposed this coinage in 1933 during the first conference on physics nomenclature held by Academia Sinica. 尼 here used a now-obsolete meaning "to stop"; it is not a transcription character.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǔní

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² nei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǔní
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuuni
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo² nei⁴
  - Yale: jó nèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² nei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo² néi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ nei̯²¹/

Verb

阻尼

to absorb shock; to damp

Synonyms

避震 (bìzhèn)
減震／减震 (jiǎnzhèn)

Derived terms

阻尼器 (zǔníqì)

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