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鑽石

鑽石

See also: 钻石

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (鑽石)		鑽	石
simp. (钻石)		钻	石

Noun

鑽石

diamond (precious stone) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 c)

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 璇石

Derived terms

鑽石王老五／钻石王老五 (zuànshí wánglǎowǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuànshí

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ sek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chon-sa̍k
Min Nan (POJ): choàn-se̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuànshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuannshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯a̠n⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun³ sek⁶
  - Yale: jyun sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ sek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːn³³ sɛːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chon-sa̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zon sag
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zon⁴ sag⁶
  - IPA: /t͡son⁵⁵ sak̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choàn-se̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsuàn-si̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoarnsek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚¹²¹/