huā​gāng​yán

granite

  • created reference approved 花岗岩/花崗岩 → 块/塊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花岗岩 / 花崗岩 huā​gāng​yán

    块 / 塊 kuài

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 花岗岩/花崗岩 → 花岗石/花崗石 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花岗岩 / 花崗岩 huā​gāng​yán

    花岗石 / 花崗石 huā​gāng​shí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 花岗岩/花崗岩 · huā​gāng​yán · granite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花岗岩 / 花崗岩

    huā​gāng​yán

    granite

    A hard, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar; often used as a building material. Also called [[花岗石|花崗石|hua1 gang1 shi2]].

    花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned 岗 (literal) → 岗/崗 · gǎng · ridge 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 花岗岩/花崗岩 · huā​gāng​yán · stubborn — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花岗岩 / 花崗岩

    huā​gāng​yán

    stubborn

    A metaphor for someone with a rigid or unyielding mindset, similar to granite.

    花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned 岗 (literal) → 岗/崗 · gǎng · ridge 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense