鑌鐵

See also: 镔铁

Chinese

		fine steel	iron
trad. (鑌鐵)		鑌	鐵
simp. (镔铁)		镔	铁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bīntiě

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣㄊㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ tit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bīntiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣㄊㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bintiie
  - IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban¹ tit³
  - Yale: bān tit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ tit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ tid³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

Noun

鑌鐵

(archaic) A type of refined iron, which was known for its hardness. It was often used in the making of sword blades.

Usage notes

鑌鐵 was probably a type of carbon steel. Some have claimed that 鑌鐵 was actually Damascus steel (Wootz steel), however there is insufficient archaeological evidence to support this.

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