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˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ how˨˩˦ kok̚˦˥]
Noun
cao hổ cốt
- (alternative medicine) tiger bone tonic