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砒

Mandarin · pinyin pī

arsenic

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砒: pī · (obsolete form of 砒); white arsenic, arsenic trioxide

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used in 砒霜 (pīshuāng)
(obsolete) synonym of 砷 (shēn, “arsenic”)

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