英石

Chinese

		flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (英石)		英	石
anagram		石英

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngdàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ daam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yīngdàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingdann
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ta̠n⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    英擔／英担
    英石
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: jing¹ daam³
  - Yale: yīng daam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ daam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ dam³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ tɑːm³³/
  - Homophones:
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    英擔／英担
    英石

Noun

英石

stone (unit of weight)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngshí

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīngshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ sek⁶
  - Yale: yīng sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ ség⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

英石

Short for 英德石 (yīngdéshí, “limestone from Yingde”).

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