尾礦

Chinese

		tail	ore; mine
trad. (尾礦)		尾	礦
simp. (尾矿)		尾	矿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěikuàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ kwong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěikuàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěikuàng
    • Wade–Giles: wei³-kʻuang⁴
    • Yale: wěi-kwàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeikuanq
    • Palladius: вэйкуан (vɛjkuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ kwong³
    • Yale: méih kwong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ kwong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ kuong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

Noun

尾礦

1. (mining) tailings (waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from ore)
   • Regulation 25A, Mining (General) Regulations (Cap. 285A)

     如在採礦牌照或採礦租契所涵蓋的地區內可到達天然水道，則該牌照或租契的持有人可在該地區內將尾礦棄置在該水道，但以每公升不超過10克為限…… [MSC, trad.]
     如在采矿牌照或采矿租契所涵盖的地区内可到达天然水道，则该牌照或租契的持有人可在该地区内将尾矿弃置在该水道，但以每公升不超过10克为限…… [MSC, simp.]

     rú zài cǎikuàng páizhào huò cǎikuàng zūqì suǒ hángài de dìqū nèi kě dàodá tiānrán shuǐdào, zé gāi páizhào huò zūqì de chíyǒu rén kě zài gāi dìqū nèi jiāng wěikuàng qìzhì zài gāi shuǐdào, dàn yǐ měi gōngshēng bù chāoguò 10 kè wèixiàn...... [Pinyin]

     The holder of a mining licence or a mining lease, if the area covered by his licence or lease gives access to a natural watercourse, may, within such area, deposit in the watercourse tailings not in excess of 10 grams per litre […]