created sense approved 炼丹/煉丹 · liàndān · to concoct pills of immortality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼丹 / 煉丹
liàndān
to concoct pills of immortality
Ancient alchemy practiced by Daoists involving the refining of minerals like cinnabar in a furnace to create elixirs for eternal life
炼, 丹
炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to decoct 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet
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created sense approved 炼丹/煉丹 · liàndān · to practice internal alchemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼丹 / 煉丹
liàndān
to practice internal alchemy
The internal cultivation of essence (jing), breath (qi), and spirit (shen) through meditation and mental techniques
炼, 丹
炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to train 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet
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created sense approved 炼丹/煉丹 · liàndān · to prepare medicinal pellets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炼丹 / 煉丹
liàndān
to prepare medicinal pellets
In traditional Chinese medicine, the process of refining mineral ores into medicinal pellets to treat various ailments
炼, 丹
炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition