螢石
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Chinese
| firefly | rock; stone; 10 pecks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (螢石) | 螢 | 石 | |
| simp. (萤石) | 萤 | 石 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yíngshíh
- Wade–Giles: ying2-shih2
- Yale: yíng-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngshyr
- Palladius: инши (inši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing4 sek6
- Yale: yìhng sehk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing4 sek9
- Guangdong Romanization: ying4 ség6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ²¹ sɛːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
螢石
Synonyms
- 氟石 (fúshí)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螢 | 石 |
| ほたる Hyōgai |
いし Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螢 | 石 |
| けい Hyōgai |
せき Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 螢石 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 螢石, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螢 | 石 |