líng​yào

elixir of life

  • created reference approved 灵药/靈藥 → 仙药/仙藥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灵药 / 靈藥 líng​yào

    仙药 / 仙藥 xiān​yào

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 灵药/靈藥 · líng​yào · elixir of life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灵药 / 靈藥

    líng​yào

    elixir of life

    legendary magic potion of immortals or a divine medicine

    灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · supernatural 药 (literal) → 药/藥 · yào · medicine

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 灵药/靈藥 · líng​yào · miracle drug — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灵药 / 靈藥

    líng​yào

    miracle drug

    a medicine with miraculous curative effects; (figuratively) a wonder solution to a difficult problem

    灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · effective 药 (literal) → 药/藥 · yào · medicine

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

    created sense