石棉
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Chinese
| rock; stone; 10 pecks | cotton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (石棉) |
石 | 棉 | |
| alternative forms | 石綿／石绵 chiefly Taiwan | ||
Etymology
Dating back to the early 20th century – see below for citations.
Previous names include: 石絨 , 石麻, 不灰木, 不盡木, 不燼木, 火浣布.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sek6 min4
- Eastern Min (BUC): siŏh-mièng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 8zaq-mi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhmián
- Wade–Giles: shih2-mien2
- Yale: shŕ-myán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrmian
- Palladius: шимянь (šimjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
石棉
石綿／石绵
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sek6 min4
- Yale: sehk mìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sek9 min4
- Guangdong Romanization: ség6 min4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛːk̚² miːn²¹/
- Homophones:
石棉
石綿／石绵
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: siŏh-mièng
- Sinological IPA (key): /suoʔ⁵⁻³³ mieŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
石棉
Derived terms
Proper noun
石棉
- (～縣) Shimian County (a county of Ya'an, Sichuan, China)