kí sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

    Verb

    kí sinh

    1. to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to parasitize

    Derived terms

    See also

    Noun

    kí sinh

    1. short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”)
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