雌黃

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Chinese

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female yellow
trad. (雌黃)
simp. (雌黄)

Etymology

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From (, “feminine”) + (huáng, “yellow”), as distinguished from 雄黃雄黄 (xiónghuáng) (realgar, lit. "manly yellow").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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雌黃

  1. gamboge
  2. orpiment

Derived terms

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