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雌黄

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See also: 雌黃

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 雌黃 (“gamboge; orpiment”).
(This term is the simplified form of 雌黃).
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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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雌黄 (shiō, kini): a sample of the mineral orpiment.
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
おう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
雌黃 (kyūjitai)

/siːwau//ɕiːwɔː//ɕiːoː/

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(おう) (shiōしわう (siwau)?

  1. orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Usage notes
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This is the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
きに
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
雌黃 (kyūjitai)

Probably from Old Japanese [Term?]. Compound of (ki, yellow) +‎ (ni, earth, reddish earth).

The spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), ultimately from Middle Chinese 雌黃.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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雌黄(きに) (kini

  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral
Synonyms
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN