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朱砂

朱砂

See also: 硃砂

Chinese

		(surname); vermilion	sand; gravel; granule
trad. (朱砂/硃砂)		朱/硃	砂
simp. (朱砂)		朱	砂

Noun

朱砂

cinnabar

Synonyms

丹 (dān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朱	砂
しゅ Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

朱砂 ‎(hiragana しゅしゃ, romaji shusha)

cinnabar

Synonyms

辰砂

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhūshā

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ saa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chû-sâ
Min Nan (POJ): chu-se / chu-see

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhūshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jusha
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂa̠⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    朱砂
    誅殺／诛杀
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ saa¹
  - Yale: jyū sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ saa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ sɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chû-sâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu´ sa´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu¹ sa¹
  - IPA: /t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ sa²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-se
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zusef
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su³³ se³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-see
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-see
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ⁴⁴/