Chinese

Noun

泥板岩

1. (geology) schist

Synonyms

• 片岩 (piànyán)
• 頁岩／页岩 (yèyán)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 泥板岩 ‎(nei pˠan^X ŋˠam).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) でいば​んがん [dèébáꜜǹgàǹ] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [de̞ːbã̠ŋɡ̃ã̠ɴ]

Noun

泥板岩 ‎(hiragana でいばんがん, romaji deibangan)

1. shale

Synonyms

• 頁岩 (けつがん) ‎(ketsugan)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3