thiên địch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天敵, composed of 天 (“heaven-given; heaven-dictated; natural; innate”) and 敵 (“enemy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

thiên địch

  1. (usually agriculture) natural enemies (usually animal species) of a pest or weed
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