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藥
简 药 · 繁 藥Mandarin · pinyin yào
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4 · yao4
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joek6 · ngok6
Cantonese word readings for 藥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- medicine; drug; pharmaceutical
- substance used for a particular purpose (e.g. poisoning, fermenting, explosion)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 芍藥／芍药 (sháoyao)
- to treat; to cure
- to poison
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 灼藥／灼药 (zhuóshuò)
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 勺藥／勺药 (zhuólüè)
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