Meaning of 炼丹
炼丹 means to refine cinnabar/elixirs (in Taoist alchemy); to concoct pills of immortality; to painstakingly refine or polish (work, writing, etc.); to grind away at something. Pronounced liàn dān.
- to refine cinnabar/elixirs (in Taoist alchemy); to concoct pills of immortality
- to painstakingly refine or polish (work, writing, etc.); to grind away at something
Definitions & Examples
Dào道
shì士
zài在
Zhōng终
nán南
shān山
shàng上
liàn炼
dān丹
。
The Taoist priest was refining elixirs on Mount Zhongnan.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
mí迷
xìn信
liàn炼
dān丹
kě可
yǐ以
cháng长
shēng生
bù不
lǎo老
。
Ancient emperors believed superstitiously that refining elixirs could grant eternal life.
Liàn炼
dān丹
xū需
yào要
tè特
shū殊
de的
lú炉
dǐng鼎
hé和
huǒ火
hòu候
。
Refining elixirs requires special furnaces and precise control of fire.