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

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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    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

(mineralogy) arsenolite

Synonyms

砒霜 (pīshuāng)
信 (xìn)

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