矸石

Chinese

		a rock or cliff	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (矸石)		矸	石

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly from French/English gangue?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gānshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ganshíh
    • Wade–Giles: kan¹-shih²
    • Yale: gān-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganshyr
    • Palladius: ганьши (ganʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: gōn sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/

Noun

矸石

1. (mining) coal gangue

Synonyms

• 矸子 (gānzi)
• (Hokkien) 死炭

See also

• 脈石／脉石 (màishí)