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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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