chế biến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to make/to produce) and (to change/to transform).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe˧˦ ʔɓiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕej˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cej˦˥ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    chế biến

    1. to process; to refine; to prepare (especially of raw materials)
    2. (obsolete) to improvise