人言

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Chinese

man; person; people
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
simp. and trad.
(人言)

Etymology

arsenic trioxide
From splitting of (xìn) in 信石 (xìnshí).

Pronunciation


Noun

人言

  1. (literary) what people are saying
  2. words, speech
  3. Alternative name for 砒霜 (pīshuāng, “arsenic trioxide”).