yīng dàn

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Source form: 英石
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-20c688ba97e964fe. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

英石 英石 [ying1 dan4] /stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))/

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yīng shí

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Source form: 英石
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ornamental limestone rock (供石[gōng shí]) from Yingde 英德[Yīng dé], Guangdong
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2b77eac8327fe002. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

英石 英石 [ying1 shi2] /ornamental limestone rock (供石[gong1 shi2]) from Yingde 英德[Ying1 de2], Guangdong/

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