下藥

See also: 下药

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (下藥)		下	藥
simp. (下药)		下	药

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ joek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ joek⁶
  - Yale: hah yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ yêg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /haː²² jœːk̚²/

Verb

下藥

to prescribe medications
(informal) to drug (someone); to give someone drugs without their consent; to put in poison

Synonyms

(to prescribe medications): (Min Nan) 落藥／落药
(to drug someone): (Cantonese) 落藥／落药

Derived terms

對症下藥／对症下药 (duìzhèngxiàyào)

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