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隕石

隕石

See also: 陨石

Chinese

		fall; meteor; perish	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (隕石)		隕	石
simp. (陨石)		陨	石

Noun

隕石

meteorite

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隕	石
いん Hyōgaiji	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

隕石 ‎(hiragana いんせき, romaji inseki)

(astronomy) meteorite (remains of a meteor)

Korean

Hanja in this term
隕	石

Noun

隕石 • ‎(unseok) ‎(hangeul 운석)

Hanja form^? of 운석, “meteorite”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
隕	石

Noun

隕石

Hán tự form of vẫn thạch, “meteorite”

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǔnshí

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁵ sek⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ún-si̍t / ún-se̍k / ún-chio̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǔnshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˇ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeunshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /yn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁵ sek⁶
  - Yale: wáhn sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁵ sek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐn¹³ sɛːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ún-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: ún-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: wnsit
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕit̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ún-se̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ún-si̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: wnsek
  - IPA (Taipei): /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ún-chio̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ún-tsio̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: wncioih
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤʔ¹²¹/