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金石

金石

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (金石)		金	石

Noun

金石

metal and stone (a symbol of hardness and strength)
inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets

Derived terms

金石學／金石学 (jīnshíxué)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīnshí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ sek⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kim-chio̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ sek⁶
  - Yale: gām sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ sek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-chio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: kim-tsio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimcioih
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ t͡ɕiɤʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɤʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɤʔ⁴/