sâm nhung
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 參茸, composed of 參 and 茸.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (traditional Chinese medicine) ginseng and velvet antler
- (by extension) any expensive Chinese medicine