金丹
jīn​dān

elixir of immortality

  • created reference approved 金丹 → 颗/顆 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金丹 jīn​dān

    颗 / 顆 kē

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 金丹 · jīn​dān · elixir of immortality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金丹

    jīn​dān

    elixir of immortality

    A legendary pill or medicine refined by Daoist alchemists from gold, lead, mercury, or other minerals, believed to grant eternal life or supernatural powers when consumed.

    金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · golden 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet

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

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