金石

jīnshí
  1. metal and stone
  2. fig. hard objects
  3. inscription on metal or bronze

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) hardness and strength; adamant
  2. (music) bells and chime stones used in ancient Chinese music
  3. (～鎮) Jinshi (a town in Chao'an district, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China)
  4. Jinshi (a town in Chao'an district, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China)
  5. bells and chime stones used in ancient Chinese music
  6. hardness and strength; adamant
  7. inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets
  8. metal and stone

Wiktionary

  1. 金，鐘鼎彝器。石，碑碣石刻。金石指用以頌揚功德的箴銘。
  2. 鐘磬等樂器。
  3. 兵器。
  4. 比喻意志、情感的堅貞。

重編國語辭典

  1. (～鎮)鎮名，位於中國廣東潮州潮安
  2. 意志、情感的堅貞
  3. 金屬和石頭
  4. 鐘磬等樂器
  5. 鐘鼎彞器和碑碣石刻

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 金 jīn
  1. gold
  2. chemical element Au
  3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
  4. money
  5. golden
  6. highly respected
  7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn
2 石 shí
  1. rock
  2. stone
  3. stone inscription
  4. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn

Containing this entry

精誠所加，金石為開 jīngchéngsuǒjiā,jīnshíwèikāi see 精誠所至，金石為開，金石为开 jīngchéngsuǒzhì,jīnshíwèikāi
精誠所至，金石為開 jīngchéngsuǒzhì,jīnshíwèikāi
  1. lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
  2. fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere
金石學 jīnshíxué epigraphy
金石絲竹 jīnshísīzhú
  1. lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
  2. fig. traditional Chinese music instruments
金石良言 jīnshíliángyán gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
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