餅藥

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See also: 饼药

Chinese

round flat cake; cookie; cake
round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
 
medicine; drug; cure
trad. (餅藥)
simp. (饼药)
alternative forms 丙藥丙药
anagram 藥餅药饼

Pronunciation


Note: bian2 iêh8 - Chaozhou.

Noun

餅藥

  1. (Teochew) soap
  2. (Hokkien) lye

Synonyms

References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “piáⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 370; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 370
  • Duffus, William (1883) “soap”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 248