vermilion; mercuric sulfide
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vermilion; artificial cinnabar; mercuric sulfide (HgS)
technicalA bright red inorganic compound historically used as a pigment in painting and printing, as well as in traditional Chinese medicine. It is toxic due to its mercury content and distinct from natural cinnabar (朱砂), though chemically identical.
Yín银
zhū朱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiān鲜
yàn艳
de的
hóng红
sè色
yán颜
liào料
，
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
chuán传
tǒng统
huì绘
huà画
。
Vermilion is a bright red pigment often used in traditional painting.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
pǐn品
hán含
yǒu有
yín银
zhū朱
chéng成
fèn分
，
bì必
xū须
zài在
yī医
shēng生
zhǐ指
dǎo导
xià下
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This medicine contains vermilion and must be used under medical supervision.
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Yín银
zhū朱
yǔ与
tiān天
rán然
zhū朱
shā砂
bù不
tóng同
，
shì是
tōng通
guò过
huà化
xué学
fāng方
fǎ法
hé合
chéng成
de的
。
Unlike natural cinnabar, vermilion is synthesized through chemical processes.