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˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ sɨn˧˧]
Noun
kháng sinh
- (medicine) antibiotic