石灰岩

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Chinese

		lime	cliff; rock
trad. (石灰岩)		石灰	岩
simp. ^#(石灰岩)		石灰	岩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíhuīyán

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ fui¹ ngaam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíhuīyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhhueiyán
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-hui¹-yen²
  - Yale: shŕ-hwēi-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrhueiyan
  - Palladius: шихуэйянь (šixuejjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sek⁶ fui¹ ngaam⁴
  - Yale: sehk fūi ngàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ fui¹ ngaam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ fui¹ ngam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² fuːi̯⁵⁵ ŋaːm²¹/

Noun

石灰岩

(mineralogy) limestone

Synonyms

石灰石 (shíhuīshí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	灰	岩
せき > せっ Grade: 1	かい Grade: 6	がん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せっかいがん (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

石(せっ)灰(かい)岩(がん) • (sekkaigan) ^{←せきくわいがん (sekikwaigan)^?}

(mineralogy) limestone

Synonyms

石灰石(せっかいせき) (sekkaiseki)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
石	灰	岩

Noun

石灰岩 • (seokhoeam) (hangeul 석회암)

hanja form^? of 석회암 (“limestone”)

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