撲熱息痛

Chinese
rush on
 
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

Noun

撲熱息痛

  1. (pharmacology) paracetamol; acetaminophen
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