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