石化

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (石化)		石	化
simp. #(石化)		石	化
anagram		化石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíhuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ faa³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-hòa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíhuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhhuà
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-hua⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrhuah
    • Palladius: шихуа (šixua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ faa³
    • Yale: sehk fa
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ faa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ fa³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² faː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-hòa
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-huà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqhoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hua⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hua²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hua¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hua²¹/

Noun

石化

1. Short for 石油化學工業／石油化学工业 (shíyóu huàxué gōngyè, “the petrochemical industry”).

Verb

石化

1. to petrify