寒食散
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Chinese
| cold food | adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寒食散) | 寒食 | 散 | |
| simp. #(寒食散) | 寒食 | 散 | |
Etymology
Refers to eating cold food to counteract hyperthermia caused by the drug.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hánshísǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hánshíhsǎn
- Wade–Giles: han2-shih2-san3
- Yale: hán-shŕ-sǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnshyrsaan
- Palladius: ханьшисань (xanʹšisanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon4 sik6 saan2
- Yale: hòhn sihk sáan
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon4 sik9 saan2
- Guangdong Romanization: hon4 xig6 san2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn²¹ sɪk̚² saːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
寒食散
- cold-food powder (a poisonous psychoactive drug popular in ancient China)
Synonyms
- 五石散 (wǔshísǎn)