黑金

黑金

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	metal; gold; money
simp. and trad. (黑金)		黑	金
Literally: “black gold”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēijīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēijīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heijin
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-chin¹
    • Yale: hēi-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heijin
    • Palladius: хэйцзинь (xɛjczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ gam¹
    • Yale: hāk gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

黑金

1. (metallurgy) niello
2. Alternative name for 石油 (shíyóu, “petroleum”).
3. Alternative name for 鐵／铁 (tiě, “iron”).
4. Alternative name for 煤 (méi, “coal”).
5. (politics) (～政治) black gold; political corruption

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 烏金／乌金 (wūjīn)