美國仙丹

Chinese

		United States	elixir; a highly effective pill or medicine
trad. (美國仙丹)		美國	仙丹
simp. (美国仙丹)		美国	仙丹

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bí-kok-sian-tan

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-kok-sian-tan
    • Tâi-lô: bí-kok-sian-tan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: by'koksiendafn
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁴⁴/

Noun

美國仙丹

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) steroid
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) miracle cure; wonder pill; panacea

Synonyms

• (steroid): 類固醇／类固醇 (lèigùchún)
• (miracle cure): 靈丹妙藥／灵丹妙药 (língdānmiàoyào)