金磚

See also: 金砖

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	brick
trad. (金磚)		金	磚
simp. (金砖)		金	砖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnzhuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnzhuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinjhuan
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-chuan¹
    • Yale: jīn-jwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjuan
    • Palladius: цзиньчжуань (czinʹčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ zyun¹
    • Yale: gām jyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ jun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

金磚

1. gold brick; gold bar
2. standard gold

Synonyms

• (standard gold): 標金／标金 (biāojīn)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

金磚

1. (politics, economics) BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa); BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China): a group of countries with similarly fast-growing economies.

Synonyms

• 金磚國家／金砖国家 (Jīnzhuānguójiā)
• 金磚四國／金砖四国 (Jīnzhuānsìguó): BRIC
• 金磚五國／金砖五国 (Jīnzhuānwǔguó): BRICS