kháng sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗生, composed of 抗 (“to resist”) and 生 (“life”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

kháng sinh

(medicine) antibiotic

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