青金石

青金石

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	metal; gold; money	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (青金石)		青	金	石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngjīnshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gam¹ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīngjīnshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingjinshy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ gam¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: chīng gām sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gam¹ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gem¹ ség⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

青金石

1. lapis lazuli

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Japanese

青金石: lazurite

Kanji in this term
青	金	石
せい Grade: 1	きん Grade: 1	せき Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 青金石 (*tseng kim dzyek). Compare modern Chinese 青金石 (qīngjīnshí).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːkĩɴse̞ki]

Noun

青金石 (hiragana せいきんせき, rōmaji seikinseki)

1. (mineralogy, geology) lazurite, one of the main mineral components of lapis lazuli

Related terms

• 瑠璃, 琉璃 (るり, ​ruri): lapis lazuli

Further reading

• 青金石 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Lazurite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia