五石散

Chinese

		five	rock; stone; 10 pecks	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (五石散)		五	石	散
simp. #(五石散)		五	石	散

Etymology

From the five ingredients: 鐘乳石／钟乳石 (zhōngrǔshí, “stalactite”), 紫石英 (zǐshíyīng, “fluorite”), 白石英 (“white quartz”), 硫磺 (“sulfur”) and 赤石脂 (chìshízhī, “halloysite”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔshísǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ sek⁶ saan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔshísǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔshíhsǎn
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-shih²-san³
    • Yale: wǔ-shŕ-sǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyrsaan
    • Palladius: ушисань (ušisanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ sek⁶ saan²
    • Yale: ńgh sehk sáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ sek⁹ saan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ ség⁶ san²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɛːk̚² saːn³⁵/

Noun

五石散

1. five-mineral powder (a poisonous psychoactive drug popular in ancient China)

Synonyms

• 寒食散 (hánshísǎn)