záo​yán

rock drilling

  • created sense approved 凿岩/鑿岩 · záo​yán · rock drilling — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    凿岩 / 鑿岩

    záo​yán

    rock drilling

    the process of drilling or boring into rock, typically used in mining or construction context

    凿, 岩

    凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · to chisel 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

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

    created sense