POISON    毒品毒

SUBSTANCE which CAN INTENSELY HARM HUMANS OR ANIMALS.
TOXINTOXICANTVENOMARCHAIC BANE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for poison is dú 毒. 2. Zhèn 酖 refers specifically to wine poisoned with poison won from the zhèn 鴆 bird. 3. Yào 藥 "medicine" is sometimes used to refer to poison.
Modern Chinese Criteria
毒品 毒物 毒藥 毒 毒酒 鴆毒 鴆 鴆酒 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1296

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.89

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    POISON

    toxicum refers to poison as a mere term in natural history, without accessory nuances.

    venenum refers to poison as an ariticial substance, typically of a misleadingly sweet or tempting flavour.

    virus refers to poison as a noxious and distasteful juice or drink.

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 149

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.1856

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.316:211

    POISON.VENIN

    • Words (7 items)

    毒  dú OC: duuɡ MC: duok 20 Attributions

    The current general word for poison is dú 毒.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpoisoning
    • nabmedicalpoisonous natureDS
    • nadNfigurativepoisonous
    • nmpoison
    • nmadNpoisoned; poisonous; poison-bearing 毒蛇
    • vibe poisonous
    • vtoNbehave with poisonous intent vis-a-vis (someone)
    • vtoNattitudinaltreat as poisonous
    • vtoNcausativecause to become poisonous
    • vtoNputativeregard as poison; regard as poisonous
    • vtoNstativebe poisonous for
    鴆  zhèn OC: ɡrlums MC: ɖim
    酖  zhèn MC: -- OC: -- 9 Attributions

    Zhèn 酖 refers specifically to wine poisoned with poison won from the zhèn 鴆 bird.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 毒/POISON The current general word for poison is dú 毒.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpoisoning with wine
    • nadVinstrumentwith poison
    • nmwine with bird-poison added to it; poisoned wine
    • vtoNto poison GY 使醫鴆之，不死
    藥  yào OC: k-lawɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 4 Attributions

    Yào 藥 "medicine" is sometimes used to refer to poison.

      Syntactic words
    • nmpoison, sometimes poison with desired medical effects.
    • nmadVwith poison 藥殺
    葯  yuè OC: qplewɡ MC: ʔi̯ɐk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmpoison
    三毒  sān dú OC: saam duuɡ MC: sɑm duok 2 Attributions
    • 大智渡論 Dàzhì dù lùn (Mahāprajñāpāramitā śāstra) Taishō ( DAZHIDULUN) p. fasc.34/3

      Differentiates between 'correct Three poisons' (正三毒) and 'incorrect Three poisons' (邪三毒), the first three are relatively easy to control whereas the second set is difficult to correct.

    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 570b-c

    • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 484b

    • 大般涅槃經 Dàbān nièpán jīng Mahāparinirvāna sūtra Taishō ( NIRVANA(B)) p. 卷下

    • A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms ( SOOTHILL) p. 69

      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: the Three Poisons (see also 煩惱, the three basic poisons are craving/desire/passion (rāga. tān 貪 or tānyù 貪欲), anger/hate/ill-will (chēn 嗔), and ignorance (moha, chī 痴 or yúchī 愚痴); the Three Poisons are also referred to as sānhǔo 三火 Three Fires, sāngòu 三垢 Three Impurities, sāngēn 三根 Three Roots, sānzhū 三株 Three Trunks, sān bùshàn gēn 三不善根)
    酖毒  dān dú OC: k-luum duuɡ MC: təm duok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmvicious poison
    毒藥  dú yào MC: dowk yak OC: duuɡ k-lawɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPtoxic drugs (used i.e. in fishing)LZ