藥物

See also: 药物

Chinese

		medicine; drug; cure	thing; object; matter
trad. (藥物)		藥	物
simp. (药物)		药	物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàowù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ mat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yo̍k-vu̍t
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): io̍h-bu̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàowù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàowù
  - Wade–Giles: yao⁴-wu⁴
  - Yale: yàu-wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawwuh
  - Palladius: яо’у (jao’u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ mat⁶
  - Yale: yeuhk maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² mɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yo̍k-vu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: iog vud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yog⁶ vud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯ok̚⁵ vut̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yo̍k-vu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iog vud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yog⁶ vud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ok̚⁵ vut̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍h-bu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: io̍h-bu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioiqbut
  - IPA (Xiamen): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ but̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² but̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ but̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ but̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ but̚⁴/

Noun

藥物

medicine; medication; drug
藥物過敏／药物过敏 ― yàowù guòmǐn ― drug allergy

巴比妥藥物／巴比妥药物 ― bābǐtuǒ yàowù ― barbiturate

含有藥物成分／含有药物成分 ― hányǒu yàowù chéngfèn ― to contain drugs

藥物研發／药物研发 ― yàowù yánfā ― drug research and development

你對哪種藥物過敏嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你对哪种药物过敏吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ duì nǎ zhǒng yàowù guòmǐn ma? [Pinyin]
Are you allergic to any medications?
(traditional Chinese medicine) medicinal materials; materia medica (including herbs, minerals and other non-plant-based materials)
- 多病所須唯藥物，微軀此外更何求？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  多病所须唯药物，微躯此外更何求？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 760 CE, Du Fu (杜甫),《江村》, translated by Rewi Alley
  Duōbìng suǒxū wéi yàowù, wēiqū cǐwài gèng hé qiú? [Pinyin]
  Herbs are what a sick man needs,
  What more could I wish for?
- 小兒唯嗜藥物，夫人以侍婢常供飼藥食。忽一日，小兒與此侍婢俱化為猿。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  小儿唯嗜药物，夫人以侍婢常供饲药食。忽一日，小儿与此侍婢俱化为猿。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Taiping Guangji (Extensive Records of the Taiping Era), 978 CE
  Xiǎo'ér wéi shì yàowù, fūrén yǐ shìbì cháng gōngsì yàoshí. Hū yīrì, xiǎo'ér yǔ cǐ shìbì jù huàwéi yuán. [Pinyin]
  The young man loved to eat herbs and a maid was assigned to take care of that need. Then one day, both the young man and the maid turned into apes.

Derived terms

前體藥物 / 前体药物 (qiántǐ yàowù)
濫用藥物 / 滥用药物 (lànyòng yàowù)
精神藥物 / 精神药物 (jīngshén yàowù)
藥物化學 / 药物化学 (yàowù huàxué)
藥物治療 / 药物治疗 (yàowù zhìliáo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (藥物):

→ Japanese: 薬物(やくぶつ) (yakubutsu)
→ Korean: 약물(藥物) (yangmul)