ác kê cốt tửu

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Black-chicken bone liquor — a tonic of silkie chicken and herbs steeped in rice wine, given to new mothers and the convalescent.

Literally: black-chicken-bone wine
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ác kê cốt tửu” mean?

Black-chicken bone liquor — a tonic of silkie chicken and herbs steeped in rice wine, given to new mothers and the convalescent. Literally: black-chicken-bone wine

Is “ác kê cốt tửu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.