五石散
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Chinese
| five | rock; stone; 10 pecks | adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose | ||
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| trad. (五石散) | 五 | 石 | 散 | |
| simp. #(五石散) | 五 | 石 | 散 | |
Etymology
From the five ingredients: 鐘乳石／钟乳石 (zhōngrǔshí, “stalactite”), 紫石英 (zǐshíyīng, “fluorite”), 白石英 (“white quartz”), 硫磺 (“sulfur”) and 赤石脂 (chìshízhī, “halloysite”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔshísǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔshíhsǎn
- Wade–Giles: wu3-shih2-san3
- Yale: wǔ-shŕ-sǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyrsaan
- Palladius: ушисань (ušisanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 sek6 saan2
- Yale: ńgh sehk sáan
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 sek9 saan2
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 ség6 san2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɛːk̚² saːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
五石散
- five-mineral powder (a poisonous psychoactive drug popular in ancient China)
Synonyms
- 寒食散 (hánshísǎn)