內服

简 内服 · 繁 內服
Mandarin · pinyin nèi fú

Meanings

  1. to take medicine orally (as opposed to applying externally)
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內
nèi · inside, interior; domestic
服
fú · clothes; wear, dress
内
nèi · inside
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4–2 · nei4 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

noi6 fuk6

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verb

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine, of a regimen) to be taken orally

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