倭鉛
Chinese
| Japanese | lead (metal) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (倭鉛) | 倭 | 鉛 | |
| simp. (倭铅) | 倭 | 铅 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wōqiān
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wocian
- Wade–Giles: wo1-chʻien1
- Yale: wō-chyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uochian
- Palladius: воцянь (vocjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
倭鉛
- (obsolete) zinc
- 凡銅供世用，出山與出爐，止有赤銅。以爐甘石或倭鉛摻和，轉色為黃銅。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1637, Song Yingxing, Tiangong Kaiwu
- Fán tóng gōng shì yòng, chūshān yǔ chūlú, zhǐ yǒu chìtóng. Yǐ lúgānshí huò wōqiān chānhuo, zhuǎn sè wéi huángtóng. [Pinyin]
- Copper, whether obtained from mining or from the smelting process, is in the category of red copper. Mix copper with smithsonite or zinc, and brass is formed.
凡铜供世用，出山与出炉，止有赤铜。以炉甘石或倭铅掺和，转色为黄铜。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]