See also: 膨胀 and 膨張 Chinese More information swollen, dropsical; swollen; to swelldropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated ... swollen dropsical; swollen; to swelldropsical; swollen; to swell; to be bloated trad. (膨脹) 膨 脹 simp. (膨胀) 膨 胀 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): péngzhàng (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): paang4 zoeng3 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phêng-tiòng / phêng-tiàng / phn̂g-tiòng / phòng-tiòng (Teochew, Peng'im): pên5 ziang3 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: péngzhàng Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ Tongyong Pinyin: péngjhàng Wade–Giles: pʻêng2-chang4 Yale: péng-jàng Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perngjanq Palladius: пэнчжан (pɛnčžan) Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: paang4 zoeng3 Yale: pàahng jeung Cantonese Pinyin: paang4 dzoeng3 Guangdong Romanization: pang4 zêng3 Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-tiòng Tâi-lô: phîng-tiòng Phofsit Daibuun: phengdioxng IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴¹/ IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²¹/ IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ²¹/ IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ¹¹/ (Hokkien: Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-tiàng Tâi-lô: phîng-tiàng Phofsit Daibuun: phengdiaxng IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiaŋ²¹/ (Hokkien: Quanzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phn̂g-tiòng Tâi-lô: phn̂g-tiòng Phofsit Daibuun: phngdioxng IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴¹/ (Hokkien: General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòng-tiòng Tâi-lô: phòng-tiòng Phofsit Daibuun: phorngdioxng IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ²¹/ IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ¹¹/ (Teochew) Peng'im: pên5 ziang3 Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêⁿ tsiàng Sinological IPA (key): /pʰẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaŋ²¹³/ Verb 膨脹 (literally) to expand; to inflate; to swell; to distend (figuratively) to grow or expand abnormally; to swell 自我膨脹／自我膨胀 ― zìwǒ péngzhàng ― to be swollen-headed; to be full of oneself; to be puffed up with pride Synonyms 膨大 (péngdà) Derived terms 通貨膨脹／通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.