玄武岩

xuánwǔyán
(geology) basalt

CEDICT

geology

Entry Composition

1 玄武 Xuánwǔ
  1. Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
  2. (in Daoism) God of the north sky
=2 岩 yán
  1. cliff
  2. rock
=2 岩 yán variant of 岩 yán
=2 岩 yán variant of 岩 yán
=2 岩 yán variant of 岩 yán