沸石
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Chinese
| boil | rock; stone; 10 pecks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (沸石) |
沸 | 石 | |
Etymology
Calque of Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, bubble”) + Ancient Greek λιθος (lithos, “stone”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fèishíh
- Wade–Giles: fei4-shih2
- Yale: fèi-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feyshyr
- Palladius: фэйши (fɛjši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fai3 sek6
- Yale: fai sehk
- Cantonese Pinyin: fai3 sek9
- Guangdong Romanization: fei3 ség6
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐi̯³³ sɛːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
沸石