cao hổ cốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

cao (膏, “ointment; paste”) +‎ hổ (虎, “tiger”) +‎ cốt (骨, “bone”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ho˧˩ kot̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ how˧˨ kok̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ how˨˩˦ kok̚˦˥]

Noun

cao hổ cốt

(alternative medicine) tiger bone tonic

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