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雌黄cíhuáng
1.矿物,成分是三硫化二砷,晶体多呈柱状,柠檬黄色,略透明,燃烧时放出大蒜气味。可用来制颜料或做退色剂。{orpiment; semi-transparent yellow mineral consisting of arsenic trisulphide, in columnar crystals, emitting a garlic smell when heated, an ingredient in pigments and decolourants}
2.古人抄书、校书常用雌黄涂改文字,因此称乱改文字、乱发议论为‘妄下雌黄’,称不顾事实,随口乱说为‘信口雌黄’。{practice in ancient times of using orpiment as a correction material in copying and proof-reading has given rise to a number of phrases to mean ‘making irresponsible changes to a written work 妄下雌黄wàng xià cíhuáng’or ‘irresponsible talk 信口雌黄xìn kǒu cíhuáng’} |