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輕銀

輕銀

See also: 軽銀 and 轻银

Chinese

		light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral	silver
trad. (輕銀)		輕	銀
simp. (轻银)		轻	银

Noun

輕銀

(Taiwanese Min Nan) aluminium

Synonyms

鋁／铝 (lǚ)
輕銀仔／轻银仔
礬素／矾素
a-lú-mih

Derived terms

輕銀仔／轻银仔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
輕	銀
けい Hyōgaiji	ぎん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

輕銀 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 軽銀, hiragana けいぎん, romaji keigin)

Kyūjitai spelling of 軽銀: aluminium

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 軽銀 (けいぎん) ‎(keigin).

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): khin-gîn / khin-gûn / kheng-gîn / kheng-gûn

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khin-gîn
  - Tâi-lô: khin-gîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qin'giin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ gin²³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khin-gûn
  - Tâi-lô: khin-gûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qin'guun
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ gun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheng-gîn
  - Tâi-lô: khing-gîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qenggiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ gin²³/
- (Hokkien: Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheng-gûn
  - Tâi-lô: khing-gûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qengguun
  - Note: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung: usually with 仔 (á).