砒霜 (pī shuāng) — white arsenic, arsenic trioxide (a highly toxic poison)
Definition
Highly toxic chemical (arsenic trioxide), a famous poison in Chinese history and literature. Refers specifically to the white powdered form, not arsenic in general.
noun
white arsenicarsenic trioxide (a highly toxic poison)
Examples
- 砒霜。Zhè zhǒng pī shuāng yǒu hěn gāo de dú xìng.This type of arsenic is highly toxic.
- 砒霜。Lì shǐ shàng pī shuāng céng bèi yòng zuò yào wù.In history, arsenic was once used as a medicine.
- 砒霜。Tā men fā xiàn píng zi lǐ yǒu pī shuāng.They found arsenic in the bottle.
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