đề kháng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 抵抗 (SV: để kháng), probably via confusion with đề (提, “to guard against”), as in đề phòng (提防, “to take precautions against”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˨˩ xaːŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˦˩ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗej˦˩ xaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ kʰaːŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔɗej˨˩ xaːŋ˦˥]

Verb

đề kháng

(pathology) to resist (against antigens)
sức đề kháng
resistance against antigens, or more broadly, immunity in general

Usage notes

For resistance against a drug, use the phrase kháng thuốc.

See also

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