biến chất

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥]

    Noun

    biến chất

    1. corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
    2. metamorphosis; transformation
    3. metamorphism (in geology)

    Verb

    biến chất

    1. to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay
    2. to metamorphose; to transform

    Adjective

    biến chất

    1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral
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