realgar wine

noun

A Chinese rice liquor mixed with realgar (arsenic sulfide), traditionally consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Similar
xionghuang wine
OriginMandarin 雄黃酒 /雄黄酒 →
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Meanings

nounrealgar wine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Chinese rice liquor mixed with realgar (arsenic sulfide), traditionally consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival.

    Synonyms: xionghuang wine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Chinese rice liquor mixed with realgar (arsenic sulfide), traditionally consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Similar
xionghuang wine
Also see
xionghuang wine

Origin

  1. Mandarin雄黃酒 /雄黄酒
  2. Englishrealgar wine

Calque of Mandarin 雄黃酒 /雄黄酒 (xiónghuángjiǔ), 雄黄酒 (xiónghuángjiǔ, literally “realgar liquor”).

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realgar wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realgar%20wine

MLA

“realgar wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realgar%20wine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “realgar wine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/realgar%20wine.

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