biệt dược

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 別 and 藥.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ zɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ jɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

biệt dược

  1. (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
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