縮砂密
Chinese
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce |
sand; gravel; granule | secret; confidential; close; thick; dense | ||
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trad. (縮砂密) | 縮 | 砂 | 密 | |
simp. (缩砂密) | 缩 | 砂 | 密 | |
variant forms | 縮砂蔤/缩砂蔤 縮砂蜜/缩砂蜜 縮沙蜜/缩沙蜜 |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit सूक्ष्मैला (sūkṣmailā, “small cardamoms”). Recorded in 《唐梵兩語雙對集》 (Sanskrit–Chinese Glossary) as 素乞史謎囉 (MC suoH kʰɨiH ʃɨX meiH lɑ).
Pronunciation
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