毒藥

See also: 毒药 and 毒薬

Chinese

		poison; narcotics	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (毒藥)		毒	藥
simp. (毒药)		毒	药

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúyào

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ joek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-yo̍k
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dorh⁷ ieo⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-io̍h / ta̍k-io̍h

(Teochew, Peng'im): dag⁸ iêh⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúyào
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-yao⁴
  - Yale: dú-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuyaw
  - Palladius: дуяо (dujao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ joek⁶
  - Yale: duhk yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² jœːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-yo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug iog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ yog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ i̯ok̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-yo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug (r)iog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ yog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ (j)i̯ok̚⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorh⁷ ieo⁷ [Phonetic: dorh⁶ ieo⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: do̤̍h-a̤u̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒʔ⁴⁻²¹ ieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dorh⁷ ieo⁷ [Phonetic: dorh⁶ ieo⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɒʔ⁴⁻² ieu²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-io̍h
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-io̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dog'ioih
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² ioʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² ioʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍k-io̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ta̍k-io̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dag'ioih
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tak̚²⁴⁻² ioʔ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dag⁸ iêh⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ta̍k ie̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tak̚⁴⁻² ieʔ⁴/

Noun

毒藥

poison
- 耿恭以毒藥傅矢，傳語匈奴：「漢家箭神，中其瘡者必有異。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  耿恭以毒药傅矢，传语匈奴：「汉家箭神，中其疮者必有异。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Dongguan Han Ji, 1^st century CE– 2^nd century CE
  Gěng gōng yǐ dúyào fù shǐ, chuányǔ Xiōngnú: “Hàn jiā jiàn shén, zhòng qí chuāng zhě bì yǒu yì.” [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2010, “毒藥”, 蕭進惠 (lyrics), 小葉 (music)‎^[1]performed by 蕭玉芬:
  
  明知愛情是毒藥　偏偏一嘴甲喝落　等到情火一直燒　找無止痛的解藥 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  明知爱情是毒药　偏偏一嘴甲喝落　等到情火一直烧　找无止痛的解药 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  bêng-chai ài-chêng sī to̍k-io̍h, phian-phian chi̍t chhùi kā lim lo̍h, tán kah chêng hóe it-ti̍t sio, chhōe-bô chí-thiàⁿ ê kái-io̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I clearly knew love was a poison, but I still drank it in a gulp; later when the fire of love was ceaselessly burning, I could not find a painkilling antidote.
(literary, obsolete) harsh medicine
- 醫師掌醫之政令，聚毒藥以共醫事。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  医师掌医之政令，聚毒药以共医事。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE
  Yīshī zhǎng yī zhī zhènglìng, jù dúyào yǐ ɡōnɡ yī shì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 毒藥苦於口利於病，忠言逆於耳利於行。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  毒药苦于口利于病，忠言逆于耳利于行。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Dúyào kǔ yú kǒu lì yú bìng, zhōngyán nì yú ěr lì yú xíng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

(Xiang) 癆藥／痨药

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (毒藥):

→ Japanese: 毒薬(どくやく) (dokuyaku)
→ Korean: 독약(毒藥) (dogyak)
→ Vietnamese: độc dược (毒藥)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thāu-io̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thāu-io̍h
  - Tâi-lô: thāu-io̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tauxioih
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰau²²⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau²²⁻²¹ ioʔ⁴/

Noun

毒藥

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) poison mixed with food (for killing animals)