biệt dược

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    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