cao hổ cốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

cao (, ointment; paste) +‎ hổ (, tiger) +‎ cốt (, 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

  1. (alternative medicine) tiger bone tonic