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猛药

měng yào

2-character word Traditional 猛藥

What 猛药 means

1. strong medicine; potent remedy
2. (fig.) drastic measure

The characters in 猛药

• 猛měngferocious; fierce; violent
• 药yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 药

Sounds the same

Read měng yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蒙药traditional Mongolian medicine (or drug)

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