內丹
nèi​dān

internal alchemy

  • created reference approved 内丹/內丹 → 外丹 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内丹 / 內丹 nèi​dān

    外丹 wài​dān

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 内丹/內丹 · nèi​dān · internal alchemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内丹 / 內丹

    nèi​dān

    internal alchemy

    Taoist practice of internal alchemy; it uses the body as a furnace to refine essence, breath, and spirit to achieve health or longevity, in contrast to [[外丹|外丹|wai4 dan1]].

    内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · inside 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense