木石

See also: 柘

Chinese

		tree; wood	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (木石)		木	石

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùshí

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ sek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùshíh
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-shih²
  - Yale: mù-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhshyr
  - Palladius: муши (muši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    墓石
    木石
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ sek⁶
  - Yale: muhk sehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ sek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ ség⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² sɛːk̚²/

Noun

木石

(literary) trees and rocks; wood and stone
- 心非木石豈無感？吞聲躑躅不敢言。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  心非木石岂无感？吞声踯躅不敢言。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 451～453, 鮑照,《擬行路難》
  Xīn fēi mùshí qǐ wúgǎn? Tūnshēng zhízhú bùgǎn yán. [Pinyin]
  How can our heart be like unfeeling wood or stone?
  I hush my voice and hesitate lest it be known.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	石
ぼく Grade: 1	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

木(ぼく)石(せき) • (bokuseki)

trees and stones
(colloquial) unfeeling person

Korean

Hanja in this term
木	石

Noun

木石 • (mokseok) (hangeul 목석)

hanja form^? of 목석 (“trees and stones; unfeeling person”)