thuốc

See also: thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 毒 (“poison”, SV: độc).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰuək̚˦˥]

    Noun

    thuốc • (束, 𫇿, 𫊚, 𧆄)

    1. medicine; medicament; drug
      uống thuốc ― to take medicine
    2. short for thuốc lá (“cigarette”)

    Derived terms

    Verb

    thuốc

    1. (colloquial) to poison
    2. to entice

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