wài​dān​shù

outer alchemy

  • created sense approved 外丹术/外丹術 · wài​dān​shù · outer alchemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外丹术 / 外丹術

    wài​dān​shù

    outer alchemy

    the physical processing of minerals and herbs to create elixirs, distinct from internal cultivation practices

    外丹 (literal) → 外丹 · wài​dān · external alchemy 术 (literal) → 术/術 · shù · skill

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

    created sense