餅藥

See also: 饼药

Chinese

round flat cake; cookie; cake
round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
 
medicine; drug; cure
trad. (餅藥)
simp. (饼药)
alternative forms 丙藥丙药
anagram 藥餅药饼

Pronunciation


Note: bian2 iêh8 - Chaozhou.

Noun

餅藥

  1. (Hokkien) caustic soda; a kind of alkaline lye
  2. (Teochew) soap

Synonyms

References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “piáⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 370; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 370
  • Duffus, William (1883) “soap”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 248