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

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

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

Synonyms

寒食散 (hánshísǎn)

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