鋼絲

Chinese

		steel	silk; thread; trace
trad. (鋼絲)		鋼	絲
simp. (钢丝)		钢	丝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāngsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong³ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kǹg-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāngsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gangsih
    • Wade–Giles: kang¹-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: gāng-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gangsy
    • Palladius: гансы (gansy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong³ si¹
    • Yale: gong sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong³ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³³ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǹg-si
    • Tâi-lô: kǹg-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngrsy
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴/

Noun

鋼絲

1. steel wire
2. tightrope

Synonyms

• (steel wire): (Hainanese) 鋼紗／钢纱

Derived terms

• 走鋼絲／走钢丝 (zǒu gāngsī)
• 鋼絲球／钢丝球 (gāngsīqiú)
• 鋼絲絨／钢丝绒 (gāngsīróng)
• 鋼絲繩／钢丝绳 (gāngsīshéng)