六一散

Chinese

		six	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (六一散)		六	一	散
simp. #(六一散)		六	一	散

Etymology

Named for the 6:1 ratio between talc powder (滑石粉 (huáshífěn)) and licorice (甘草 (gāncǎo)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùyīsǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧ ㄙㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ jat¹ saan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùyīsǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòuyisǎn
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-i¹-san³
    • Yale: lyòu-yī-sǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowisaan
    • Palladius: люисань (ljuisanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ jat¹ saan²
    • Yale: luhk yāt sáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ jat⁷ saan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ yed¹ san²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² jɐt̚⁵ saːn³⁵/

Noun

六一散

1. A pale yellowish-white powder used in traditional Chinese medicine "to remove summer-damp in the treatment of lassitude, thirst, diarrhea and oliguria with dark urine after exposure to summer-heat". It is also used as heat-rash powder externally.