雄黃
See also: 雄黄
Chinese
heroic; male | yellow | ||
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trad. (雄黃) | 雄 | 黃 | |
simp. (雄黄) | 雄 | 黄 |
Etymology
From Chinese 雄 ("manly") + 黃 ("yellow"), for the yellow powder formed as pararealgar and distinguished from 雌黃 ("orpiment", lit. "feminine yellow")
Pronunciation
Noun
雄黃
- realgar, an arsenic sulfide
Derived terms
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