玄武岩

玄武岩

Chinese

		the Black Turtle, a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy	cliff; rock
simp. and trad. (玄武岩)		玄武	岩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuánwǔyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ mou⁵ ngaam⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): hiân-bú-giâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuánwǔyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanwuuyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ mou⁵ ngaam⁴
    • Yale: yùhn móuh ngàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ mou⁵ ngaam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ mou⁵ ngam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³ ŋäːm²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-bú-giâm
    • Tâi-lô: hiân-bú-giâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hienbw'giaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giam²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ giam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giam¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ giam²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ giam²³/

Noun

玄武岩

1. basalt

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玄	武	岩
げん Grade: S	ぶ Grade: 5	がん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

玄武岩 (hiragana げんぶがん, rōmaji genbugan)

1. basalt, basalt rock, whinstone