藥頭仔

Chinese

		drug; medicine; medication drug; medicine; medication; gunpowder	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (藥頭仔)		藥頭	仔
simp. (药头仔)		药头	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): io̍h-thâu-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍h-thâu-á
    • Tâi-lô: io̍h-thâu-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioiqtau'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

Noun

藥頭仔

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) herbal soup made from the first decoction of traditional Chinese medicine
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) root of herbal medicine (smaller than 藥頭)
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) traditional Chinese medicinal materials for preserving health (smaller than 藥頭)

Synonyms

• (herbal soup): (Hokkien) 藥頭／药头 (yàotóu)