鑌鐵
See also: 镔铁
Chinese
| fine steel | iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鑌鐵) | 鑌 | 鐵 | |
| simp. (镔铁) | 镔 | 铁 | |
| alternative forms | 賓鐵／宾铁 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bīntiě
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bintiě
- Wade–Giles: pin1-tʻieh3
- Yale: bīn-tyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bintiee
- Palladius: биньте (binʹte)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pin⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ban1 tit3
- Yale: bān tit
- Cantonese Pinyin: ban1 tit8
- Guangdong Romanization: ben1 tid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐn⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Xiang
Noun
鑌鐵
- (archaic) a type of refined iron known for its hardness (often used in the making of sword blades)
- (Xiang) aluminium
Usage notes
鑌鐵 was probably a type of carbon steel. Some have claimed that 鑌鐵 was actually Damascus steel (Wootz steel), however there is insufficient archaeological evidence to support this.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鋁 (“aluminium; aluminum ”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鋁 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鋁 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鋁 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | a-lú-mih |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | a-lú-mih | |
| Kaohsiung | 輕銀仔, a-lú-mih | |
| Yilan | a-lú-mih | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | a-lú-mih | |
| Taichung | 輕銀仔, a-lú-mih | |
| Tainan | 輕銀仔, a-lú-mih | |
| Hsinchu | a-lú-mih | |
| Kinmen | 鋁 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 輕銀, a-lú-mih | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鋁 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 輕飄, 鑌鐵 |