信石

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (信石)		信	石

Etymology

Produced in the ancient 信州 (Xìnzhōu) (Xin Commandery), in modern Jiangxi province.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìnshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnshíh
    • Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-shih²
    • Yale: syìn-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnshyr
    • Palladius: синьши (sinʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 信實／信实 信石

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon³ sek⁶
    • Yale: seun sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên³ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

信石

1. (mineralogy) arsenolite

Synonyms

• 砒霜 (pīshuāng)
• 信 (xìn)