金剛石
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金剛石 (kongōseki): a rough uncut diamond.
See also: 金刚石
Chinese
| diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong | rock; stone; 10 pecks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金剛石) | 金剛 | 石 | |
| simp. (金刚石) | 金刚 | 石 | |
| alternative forms | 金鋼石／金钢石 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gam1 gong1 sek6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-kong-sa̍k
- Northern Min (KCR): géng-gó̤ng-ciō̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-kong-chio̍h
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jingangshíh
- Wade–Giles: chin1-kang1-shih2
- Yale: jīn-gāng-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingangshyr
- Palladius: цзиньганши (czinʹganši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 gong1 sek6
- Yale: gām gōng sehk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 gong1 sek9
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 gong1 ség6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-kong-sa̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: gimˊ gong sag
- Hagfa Pinyim: gim1 gong4 sag6
- Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ⁵⁵ sak̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: géng-gó̤ng-ciō̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /keiŋ⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡siɔ⁵⁵/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kong-chio̍h
- Tâi-lô: kim-kong-tsio̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: kimkongcioih
- IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ kɔŋ³³ t͡sioʔ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sioʔ⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: kim kang dzyek
Noun
金剛石
- diamond
- 貞觀至中有婆羅僧言得佛齒，所擊前無堅物……（傅奕）聞之，謂其子曰：「是非佛齒。吾聞金剛石堅，物不能敵，惟羚羊角破之。汝可往試之焉。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 唐劉餗《隋唐嘉話》卷中
- Zhēnguān zhì zhōng yǒu póluósēng yán dé fóchǐ, suǒ jī qián wú jiānwù...... (Fù Yì) wén zhī, wèi qí zǐ yuē: “Shì fēi fóchǐ. Wú wén jīngāngshí jiān, wù bùnéng dí, wéi língyáng jiǎo pò zhī. Rǔ kě wǎng shì zhī yān.”
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
贞观至中有婆罗僧言得佛齿，所击前无坚物……（傅奕）闻之，谓其子曰：「是非佛齿。吾闻金刚石坚，物不能敌，惟羚羊角破之。汝可往试之焉。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 金 | 剛 | 石 |
| こん Grade: 1 |
ごう Grade: S |
せき Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “adamant, extremely strong”) + 石 (seki, “stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (mineralogy, gems) a diamond
Usage notes
Less commonly used than the English-derived term ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo).