cao hổ cốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

cao (膏, “ointment; paste”) +‎ hổ (虎, “tiger”) +‎ cốt (骨, “bone”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ho˧˩ kot̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ how˧˨ kok̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ how˨˩˦ kok̚˦˥]

Noun

cao hổ cốt

1. (alternative medicine) tiger bone tonic