Chinese

Noun

密陀僧

1. (mineralogy, TCM) litharge; lithargyrum; lead monoxide

   密陀僧，《本經》不載所出州土。注云出波斯國。今嶺南、閩中銀銅冶處亦有之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

   密陀僧，《本经》不载所出州土。注云出波斯国。今岭南、闽中银铜冶处亦有之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Tang Shenwei, Zhenglei Bencao [a TCM compendium], ca. 1082–1098.

   Mìtuósēng, "Běnjīng" bù zǎi suǒ chū zhōutǔ. Zhù yún chū Bōsīguó. Jīn Lǐngnán, Mǐnzhōng yíntóng yěchù yì yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]

   Mituoseng: Benjing [a TCM compendium] did not record places (in China) where this was found, and the annotation therein considers its place of origin as Persia. Nowadays, it is found in Lingnan [Southern China] and Central Fujian, at the site of silver and copper smelting.

Synonyms

• 一氧化鉛／一氧化铅 (yīyǎnghuàqiān)

Descendants

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) みつだ​そう [mìtsúdáꜜsòò] (Nakadaka - [3])
• IPA^(key): [mit͡sɯᵝda̠so̞ː]

Noun

密陀僧 ‎(hiragana みつだそう, romaji mitsudasō)

1. litharge, lead monoxide

Synonyms

• 酸 (さん)化 (か)鉛 (なまり) ‎(sankanamari, “lead monoxide”)

Korean

Noun

密陀僧 • ‎(miltaseung) ‎(hangeul 밀타승)

1. Hanja form^? of 밀타승, “litharge”.

Vietnamese

Noun

密陀僧

1. Hán tự form of mật đà tăng, “litharge”