biến chất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥]

Noun

biến chất

corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
metamorphosis; transformation
metamorphism (in geology)

Verb

biến chất

to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay
to metamorphose; to transform

Adjective

biến chất

corrupt; degenerate; immoral

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