石棉

石棉

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	cotton
simp. and trad. (石棉)		石	棉
alternative forms		石綿／石绵 chiefly Taiwan

Etymology

Dating back to the early 20th century – see below for citations.

Previous names include: 石絨 [since 13th century], 石麻, 不灰木, 不盡木, 不燼木, 火浣布.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shímián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ min⁴
• Min Dong (BUC): siŏh-mièng
• Min Nan (POJ): chio̍h-mî
• Wu (Wiktionary): zaq mi (T5)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shímián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhmián
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-mien²
    • Yale: shŕ-myán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrmian
    • Palladius: шимянь (šimjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ mjɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 石棉 石綿／石绵

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ min⁴
    • Yale: sehk mìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ min⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ min⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² miːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 石棉 石綿／石绵

• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siŏh-mièng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoʔ⁵⁻³³ mieŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-mî
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-mî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqmii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² mĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zaq mi (T5)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥a̱ʔ¹¹ mi²³/

Noun

石棉

1. asbestos

   石棉肺  ―  shímiánfèi  ―  asbestosis

   • 有金、銅、石棉諸礦，林木亦富。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有金、铜、石棉诸矿，林木亦富。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Draft History of Qing

     Yǒu jīn, tóng, shímián zhū kuàng, línmù yì fù. [Pinyin]

     (It) has gold, copper and asbestos deposits, and is also rich in forests.

   • 石棉：臺東內山有產。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     石棉：台东内山有产。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Panorama of Taiwan History (《臺灣通史》)

     Shímián: Táidōng nèishān yǒu chǎn. [Pinyin]

     Asbestos: produced in the inland mountains of Eastern Taiwan.

Derived terms

石棉瓦 石棉病

石棉症 石棉肺 (shímiánfèi)

Proper noun

石棉

1. (～縣) Shimian County (county in Sichuan province, China; so named as it has asbestos deposits)