砂金

Chinese

		sand; gravel; granule	metal; gold; money
simp. and trad. (砂金)		砂	金
alternative forms		沙金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shājīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shājīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shajin
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-chin¹
    • Yale: shā-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajin
    • Palladius: шацзинь (šaczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Noun

砂金

1. placer gold; gold dust

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂	金
さ Grade: 6	きん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
砂	金
しゃ Grade: 6	きん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さきん [sàkíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠kʲĩɴ]

Noun

砂(さ)金(きん) • (sakin)  (alternative reading hiragana しゃきん, rōmaji shakin)

1. gold dust

References

1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
2. Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN