Definition
雌黄 originally refers to orpiment, a yellow mineral used as a pigment in ancient China. It also appears in the idiom 信口雌黄 (xìn kǒu cí huáng), which literally means 'talk recklessly as if with yellow paint' and describes making groundless criticisms or altering words without care. As a noun, it can refer to the mineral or, in literary contexts, to baseless talk.
noun
orpimenta yellow mineral used as a pigment(literary, from idiom 信口雌黄) groundless criticism or unfounded talk
Examples
- 雌黄。Zhè zhǒng yánliào shì yòng cí huáng zhìchéng de.This pigment is made from orpiment.
- 雌黄，。Tā de huà chún shǔ cí huáng, bù kě xiāngxìn.His words are pure nonsense, not to be believed.
- 雌黄，。Tā xìn kǒu cí huáng, dézuì le hěn duō rén.He talked recklessly, offending many people.
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