雄黃
See also: 雄黄
Chinese edit
heroic; male | yellow | ||
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trad. (雄黃) | 雄 | 黃 | |
simp. (雄黄) | 雄 | 黄 |
Etymology edit
From 雄 (xióng, “yang; manly”) + 黃/黄 (huáng, “yellow”), for the yellow powder formed as pararealgar and distinguished from 雌黃/雌黄 (cíhuáng, “orpiment”, literally “feminine yellow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
雄黃