九一散

Chinese

		nine	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (九一散)		九	一	散
simp. #(九一散)		九	一	散

Etymology

Named for the 9:1 ratio between gypsum (石膏 (shígāo)) and red mercuric oxide (紅粉／红粉 (hóngfěn)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔyīsǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄙㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² jat¹ saan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔyīsǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuyisǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-i¹-san³
    • Yale: jyǒu-yī-sǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouisaan
    • Palladius: цзюисань (czjuisanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² jat¹ saan²
    • Yale: gáu yāt sáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² jat⁷ saan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² yed¹ san²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ saːn³⁵/

Noun

九一散

1. A pale orange or pale pink fine powder used externally in traditional Chinese medicine "to drain pus, eradicate toxicity, eliminate dead tissue and promote the growth of new tissue in the treatment of festering sore or abscess with inadequate drainage or initial granulation".