上藥

See also: 上药

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (上藥)		上	藥
simp. (上药)		上	药

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngyào
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-yao⁴
    • Yale: shàng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqyaw
    • Palladius: шанъяо (šanʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

上藥

1. legendary magic potion of immortals
2. superior medicine with high healing efficacy

Verb

上藥

1. to apply ointment

Synonyms

• 搽藥／搽药 (cháyào)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 糊藥／糊药, 抹藥／抹药