biệt dược
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 別 and 藥.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ zɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ jɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨ jɨək̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (pharmacy) a type of medicine with a trade name given by the drug manufacturer which differs from its original or international nonproprietary name; patent medicine
- Synonym: thuốc đặc chế