bệnh dịch

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bịnh dịch

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 病疫, composed of 病 (“disease”) and 疫 (“epidemic”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    bệnh dịch

    1. epidemic (widespread disease)
      Synonym: dịch bệnh
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