紫石英

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	quartz
simp. and trad. (紫石英)		紫	石英

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐshíyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² sek⁶ jing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǐshíyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyshyring
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² sek⁶ jing¹
  - Yale: jí sehk yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² sek⁹ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² ség⁶ ying¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sɛːk̚² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

紫石英

Synonyms

(amethyst): 紫水晶 (zǐshuǐjīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	石	英
し Grade: S	せき Grade: 1	えい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

紫 (し) (shi, “purple”) + 石 (せき)英 (えい) (sekiei, “quartz”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しせきえー [shìséꜜkìèè] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ɕise̞kʲie̞ː]

Noun

紫石英 (hiragana しせきえい, rōmaji shisekiei)

a purple quartz; amethyst

See also

アメシスト (ameshisuto), アメジスト (amejisuto)
紫 (むらさき)水 (ずい)晶 (しょう) (murasakizuishō)

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