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仙丹

Mandarin · pinyin xiān dān

elixir
magic potion

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仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)

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1–1 · xian1 dan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sin1 daan1

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noun

elixir (of life)
(figurative) a highly effective pill or medicine
synonym of 仙丹花 (“Ixora chinensis”)

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