sâm nhung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 參茸, composed of 參 and 茸.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧ ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

sâm nhung

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) ginseng and velvet antler
2. (by extension) any expensive Chinese medicine