biến thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 變身, composed of (change) and (body), Japanese 変身 (henshin, transformation; shapeshifting).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    biến thân

    1. (fiction) transformation

    Verb

    biến thân

    1. (fiction) to transform, to shapeshift