orpiment; make irresponsible remarks
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
orpiment; a mineral
technicalA mineral used historically in pigments and as a correction fluid.
Gǔ古
dài代
huà画
jiā家
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
yòng用
cí雌
huáng黄
zuò作
huáng黄
sè色
yán颜
liào料
。
Ancient painters sometimes used orpiment as a yellow pigment.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kuàng矿
wù物
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
chéng成
fèn分
shì是
cí雌
huáng黄
。
The main component of this mineral is orpiment.
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Xióng雄
huáng黄
hé和
cí雌
huáng黄
shì是
liǎng两
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
kuàng矿
wù物
。
Realgar and orpiment are two different minerals.
noun
making unfounded alterations or remarks
literaryUsed in set phrases derived from its historical use as a correction fluid.
Tā他
duì对
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
shí实
wàng妄
xià下
cí雌
huáng黄
，
wù误
dǎo导
le了
hěn很
duō多
rén人
。
He made irresponsible alterations to historical facts, misleading many people.
Zhè这
gè个
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
xìn信
kǒu口
cí雌
huáng黄
，
bù不
zhí值
dé得
xìn信
rèn任
。
This person always talks nonsense and is not trustworthy.
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Méi没
yǒu有
zhèng证
jù据
jiù就
bù不
yào要
xìn信
kǒu口
cí雌
huáng黄
。
Don't make groundless remarks without evidence.
“
Xìn信
kǒu口
cí雌
huáng黄
”
zhè这
gè个
chéng成
yǔ语
jiù就
lái来
yuán源
yú于
cǐ此
。
The idiom 'xìn kǒu cí huáng' (to make irresponsible remarks) originates from this.