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雌黄

雌黄

See also: 雌黃

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 雌黄 – see 雌黃.
(This term, 雌黄, is the simplified form of 雌黃.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

雌黄 (shiō, kini): a sample of the mineral orpiment.
Kanji in this term
雌 黄
し
Grade: S 		おう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

/siːwau/ → /ɕiːwɔː/ → /ɕiːoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 雌黄 ‎(tsiɛ hwang, literally “female + yellow”), indicating the mineral orpiment, in contrast to 雄黃 ‎(hjuwng hwang, literally “male + yellow”), indicating the mineral realgar.

Cognate and homophone of 雄黄 ‎(kini, “realgar”). Only differentiated by spelling.

Pronunciation

Noun

雌黄 ‎(hiragana しおう, romaji shiō, historical hiragana しわう)

  1. orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Usage notes

This is the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雌 黄
Grade: S Grade: 2
Irregular

From Old Japanese. Compound of 黄 ‎(ki, “yellow”) +‎ 丹 ‎(ni, “earth, reddish earth”). The kanji are ateji, borrowed from the Chinese term.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩni]

Noun

雌黄 ‎(hiragana きに, romaji kini)

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Synonyms
  • 石黄 (せきおう) ‎(sekiō) (more common)
Related terms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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