yè​yán

shale

  • created sense approved 页岩/頁岩 · yè​yán · shale — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    页岩 / 頁岩

    yè​yán

    shale

    a type of sedimentary rock formed from mud or clay that splits easily into thin layers

    页 (bound) → 页/頁 · yè · (bound form) page-like 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

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

    created sense