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Realgar wine

Traditional Chinese

Simplified Chinese

雄黄酒

Literal meaning

yang-yellow wine

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	xiónghuáng jiǔ

Realgar wine or Xionghuang wine (Chinese: 雄黃酒) is a Chinese alcoholic drink that consists of huangjiu ("yellow wine") dosed with powdered realgar, a yellow-orange arsenic sulfide mineral (As₄S₄). It is traditionally consumed as part of the Dragon Boat Festival at the height of summer.