phản vệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 反 (“opposite; to oppose”) and 衛 (“to defend”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [faːŋ˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]
Verb
phản vệ
- (medicine, of the body) to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents
Derived terms
- sốc phản vệ