金剛石

See also: 金刚石

Chinese

		diamond; object that is extremely hard and strong	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (金剛石)		金剛	石
simp. (金刚石)		金刚	石
alternative forms		金鋼石／金钢石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngāngshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gong¹ sek⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-kong-sa̍k
• Northern Min (KCR): géng-gó̤ng-ciō̤
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-kong-chio̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngāngshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingangshíh
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-kang¹-shih²
    • Yale: jīn-gāng-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingangshyr
    • Palladius: цзиньганши (czinʹganši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ gong¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: gām gōng sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gong¹ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ gong¹ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-kong-sa̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: gim´ gong sag
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gim¹ gong⁴ sag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ⁵⁵ sak̚⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: géng-gó̤ng-ciō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keiŋ⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡siɔ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kong-chio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: kim-kong-tsio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimkongcioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ kɔŋ³³ t͡sioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kim kang dzyek

Rime
Character	金	剛	石
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	唐 (101)	清 (123)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	III
Fanqie	居吟切	古郎切	常隻切
Baxter	kim	kang	dzyek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪm/	/kɑŋ/	/d͡ʑiᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚim/	/kɑŋ/	/d͡ʑiɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiem/	/kɑŋ/	/d͡ʑiæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjim/	/kaŋ/	/d͡ʑiajk̚/
Li Rong	/kjəm/	/kɑŋ/	/ʑiɛk̚/
Wang Li	/kĭĕm/	/kɑŋ/	/ʑĭɛk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əm/	/kɑŋ/	/ʑi̯ɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīn	gāng	shí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gam1	gong1	sik6

Noun

金剛石

1. diamond

   • 貞觀至中有婆羅僧言得佛齒，所擊前無堅物……（傅奕）聞之，謂其子曰：「是非佛齒。吾聞金剛石堅，物不能敵，惟羚羊角破之。汝可往試之焉。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     贞观至中有婆罗僧言得佛齿，所击前无坚物……（傅奕）闻之，谓其子曰：「是非佛齿。吾闻金刚石坚，物不能敌，惟羚羊角破之。汝可往试之焉。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 唐劉餗《隋唐嘉話》卷中

     Zhēnguān zhì zhōng yǒu póluósēng yán dé fóchǐ, suǒ jī qián wú jiānwù...... (Fù Yì) wén zhī, wèi qí zǐ yuē: “Shì fēi fóchǐ. Wú wén jīngāngshí jiān, wù bùnéng dí, wéi língyáng jiǎo pò zhī. Rǔ kě wǎng shì zhī yān.” [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 鑽石／钻石 (zuànshí)
• (Hokkien) 璇石, 火璇

See also

• 金剛烷／金刚烷 (jīngāngwán)

Japanese

金剛石 (kongōseki): a rough uncut diamond.

Kanji in this term
金	剛	石
こん Grade: 1	ごう Grade: S	せき Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 金剛 (kongō, “adamant, extremely strong”) +‎ 石 (seki, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こんご​ーせき [kòńgóꜜòsèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ŋɡo̞ːse̞kʲi]

Noun

金(こん)剛(ごう)石(せき) • (kongōseki) 

1. (mineralogy, gems) a diamond

Usage notes

Less commonly used than the English-derived term ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo).

Synonyms

• ギヤマン (giyaman)
• ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo)
• ダイヤ (daiya)