sâm nhung
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 參茸, composed of 參 and 茸.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
edit- (traditional Chinese medicine) ginseng and velvet antler
- (by extension) any expensive Chinese medicine