thuốc

See also: thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 毒 (“poison”, SV: độc).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰuək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰuək̚˦˥]

Noun

thuốc • (束, 𫇿, 𫊚, 𧆄)

medicine; medicament; drug
uống thuốc ― to take medicine
Short for thuốc lá (“cigarette”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

Verb

thuốc

(colloquial) to poison
to entice

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