英石

Chinese

		flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (英石)		英	石
simp. #(英石)		英	石
anagram		石英

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīngdàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ daam³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīngdàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yingdàn
    • Wade–Giles: ying¹-tan⁴
    • Yale: yīng-dàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingdann
    • Palladius: индань (indanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jing¹ daam³
    • Yale: yīng daam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ daam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ dam³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ taːm³³/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

英石

1. stone (unit of weight)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīngshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīngshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yingshíh
    • Wade–Giles: ying¹-shih²
    • Yale: yīng-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingshyr
    • Palladius: инши (inši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: yīng sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

英石

1. Short for 英德石 (yīngdéshí, “limestone from Yingde”).