良藥

See also: 良药

Chinese

		good; very; very much	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (良藥)		良	藥
simp. (良药)		良	药

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liángyào

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁴ joek⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liòng-yo̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liâng-io̍h / liông-io̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liángyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liángyào
  - Wade–Giles: liang²-yao⁴
  - Yale: lyáng-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangyaw
  - Palladius: лянъяо (ljanʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liángyàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liángyàor
  - Wade–Giles: liang²-yao⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: lyáng-yàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangyawl
  - Palladius: лянъяор (ljanʺjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁴ joek⁶
  - Yale: lèuhng yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁴ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁴ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liòng-yo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: liong^ˇ iog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liong² yog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯oŋ¹¹ i̯ok̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liòng-yo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: liong^ˇ (r)iog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liong² yog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯oŋ¹¹ (j)i̯ok̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâng-io̍h / liông-io̍h
  - Tâi-lô: liâng-io̍h / liông-io̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liang'ioih, liong'ioih
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liaŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/, /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liaŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/, /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaŋ¹³⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/, /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/, /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liaŋ²³⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/, /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

Noun

良藥

effective medicine
(figurative) effective solution; good solution

Derived terms

良藥苦口 / 良药苦口 (liángyàokǔkǒu)
良藥苦口利於病 / 良药苦口利于病