kí sinh
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- ký sinh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]
Verb
kí sinh
- to live as a parasite; to be parasitic
Derived terms
Derived terms
- kí sinh trùng
See also
- ăn bám
Noun
kí sinh
- Short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).