石油
Chinese
rock; stone; 10 pecks | oil; sly | ||
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simp. and trad. (石油) |
石 | 油 | |
Literally: “rock oil”. |
Etymology
Recorded in the writings of Shen Kuo in the 11th century. Compare petroleum with a nearly identical word-formation.
Pronunciation
Noun
石油
- oil; petroleum
- (dated or dialectal) kerosene
- 燈火漸漸地縮小了,在預告石油的已經不多;石油又不是老牌,早熏得燈罩很昏暗。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1925, Lu Xun, 《好的故事》
- Dēnghuǒ jiànjiàn de suōxiǎo le, zài yùgào shíyóu de yǐjīng bù duō; shíyóu yòu bù shì lǎopái, zǎo xūn de dēngzhào hěn hūn'àn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
灯火渐渐地缩小了,在预告石油的已经不多;石油又不是老牌,早熏得灯罩很昏暗。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Xiang, dated) petrol
Synonyms
- (kerosene):
Dialectal synonyms of 煤油 (“kerosene”) [map]
- (petrol):
Dialectal synonyms of 汽油 (“petrol; gasoline”) [map]
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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石 | 油 |
せき Grade: 1 |
ゆ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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