石敢當

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	to dare to be; to audaciously presume oneself to be
trad. (石敢當)		石	敢當
simp. (石敢当)		石	敢当

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shígǎndāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ gam² dong¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-kám-tong / se̍k-kám-tong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shígǎndāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhgǎndang
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-kan³-tang¹
    • Yale: shŕ-gǎn-dāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrgaandang
    • Palladius: шиганьдан (šiganʹdan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ gam² dong¹
    • Yale: sehk gám dōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ gam² dong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ gem² dong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-kám-tong
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-kám-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqkafmdofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍k-kám-tong
    • Tâi-lô: si̍k-kám-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: segkafmdofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪk̚⁴⁻³² kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪk̚⁴⁻³² kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

石敢當

1. stone tablet historically erected in streets in China (and certain Japan regions) to ward off evil

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	敢	當
いし Grade: 1	かん > がん Grade: S	とう Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Kanji in this term
石	敢	當
せき Grade: 1	かん > がん Grade: S	とう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
石	敢	當
いし Grade: 1	かん > がん Grade: S	とう > どう Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 石敢当

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iɕiɡã̠nto̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɡã̠nto̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [iɕiɡã̠ndo̞ː]

Noun

石(いし)敢(がん)當(とう) or 石(せき)敢(がん)當(とう) or 石(いし)敢(がん)當(どう) • (ishigantō or sekigantō or ishigandō) 

1. stone tablet erected in streets in China (and certain Japanese regions) to ward off evil