撲熱息痛

撲熱息痛

Chinese

		rush on	heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up	to rest	ache; pain; sorrow
trad. (撲熱息痛)		撲	熱	息	痛
simp. (扑热息痛)		扑	热	息	痛
Literally: “to reduce fever and settle pain”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English paracetamol.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pūrèxītòng, pūrèxítòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨ ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˋ, ㄆㄨ ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: pūrèxītòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨ ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: purehshitonq
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: pūrèxítòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨ ㄖㄜˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: purehshyitonq
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹ ɕi³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹/

Noun

撲熱息痛

1. (pharmacology) paracetamol; acetaminophen