thuốc tây

See also: thước tây and thuốc tẩy

Vietnamese

Etymology

thuốc (“medication”) +‎ tây (“west”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thuốc tây

(medicine) modern medication
Nhớ ăn no trước khi uống thuốc tây kẻo đau bao tử.
Make sure to eat before you take those "western" meds, or else you'll get a stomachache.

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