紫石英

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Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	quartz
trad. (紫石英)		紫	石英
simp. ^#(紫石英)		紫	石英

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐshíyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² sek⁶ jing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐshíyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhshíhying
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-shih²-ying¹
  - Yale: dž-shŕ-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyshyring
  - Palladius: цзышиин (czyšiin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² sek⁶ jing¹
  - Yale: jí sehk yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² sek⁹ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² ség⁶ ying¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sɛːk̚² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

紫石英

Synonyms

(amethyst): 紫水晶 (zǐshuǐjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	石	英
し Grade: S	せき Grade: 1	えい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

紫(し) (shi, “purple”) + 石(せき)英(えい) (sekiei, “quartz”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しせきえー (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

紫(し)石(せき)英(えい) • (shisekiei)

a purple quartz; amethyst

See also

アメシスト (ameshisuto), アメジスト (amejisuto)
紫(むらさき)水(ずい)晶(しょう) (murasakizuishō)

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