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ngaam4
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[1] [n] large rock [2] [n] mountain [simplified for]: 巖 Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 山 (#46)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 啱 |
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This word has been viewed 10954 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Sep 2010 06:41 |
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岩石
ngaam4 sek6 = rock
沙岩
saa1 ngaam4 = sandstone
岩洞
ngaam4 dung6 = cave
岩岩巉巉
ngaam4 ngaam4 caam4 caam4 = irregular, asymmetric 粵
板岩
baan2 ngaam4 = slate
熔岩
jung4 ngaam4 = lava
岩石學
ngaam4 sek6 hok6 = petrology; lithology; study of rocks
岩漿
ngaam4 zoeng1 = lava
手提鑿岩機
sau2 tai4 zok6 ngaam4 gei1 = a jackhammer
懸岩
jyun4 ngaam4 = a cliff
岩溶
ngaam4 jung4 = karst (porous limestone, geol.)
岩巉
ngaam4 caam4 = uneven; not uniform; irregular; varying 粵
攀岩
paan1 ngaam4 = 1. [n] rock climbing 2. [v] rock climbing 國
偉晶岩
wai5 zing1 ngaam4 = pegmatite
岩沙海葵毒素
ngaam4 saa1 hoi2 kwai4 duk6 sou3 = palytoxin
黃岩
wong4 ngaam4 = Huangyan (city in Zhejiang)
岩手縣
ngaam4 sau2 jyun6 = Iwate prefecture in Japan
頁岩
jip6 ngaam4 = shale
仙跡岩
sin1 zik1 ngaam4 = Saint's Alp teahouse
花崗岩
faa1 gong1 ngaam4 = granite
沉積岩
cam4 zik1 ngaam4 = sedimentary rocks
玄武岩
jyun4 mou5 ngaam4 = basalt
七星岩
cat1 sing1 ngaam4 = The Seven Star Crags
岫岩滿族自治縣
zau6 ngaam4 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 = Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county (county in Liaoning) |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+5ca9 (off-site link)
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