藥頭

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Chinese

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medicine; drug; cure head; (noun suffix)
trad. (藥頭)
simp. (药头)

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Noun

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藥頭

  1. (literary) drug; medicine; medication
  2. (literary) gunpowder
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Pronunciation 2

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藥頭

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin) drug dealer
  2. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) herbal soup made from the first decoction of traditional Chinese medicine
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) root of herbal medicine
  4. (Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) traditional Chinese medicinal materials (for preserving health)
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