基石

jīshí
  1. foundation stone; cornerstone
  2. (fig.) basis; foundation

CEDICT

foundation stone; cornerstone

Wiktionary

  1. 支撑建筑物基底的石头。
  2. 比喻事物的根本、根据。

重編國語辭典

  1. 支撑建筑物基础的石头
  2. 根基、根本

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 基 jī
  1. (bound form) base; foundation
  2. (bound form) radical (chemistry)
  3. (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
2 石 shí
  1. rock
  2. stone
  3. stone inscription
  4. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn

Related entries

奠基石 diànjīshí foundation stone; cornerstone