hộ sinh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 護 (“to take care of”) and 生 (“to give birth”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [how˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [how˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]
Verb
hộ sinh
- to assist and care for a woman in labour; to deliver (a woman)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- nhà hộ sinh
Noun
hộ sinh
- midwife