môi trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (medium) and (field). Compare 媒質 / 媒质 (méizhì).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [moj˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [moj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [moj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    môi trường

    1. environment; surroundings
    2. (sciences) a medium; material for transmission or propagation

    Adjective

    môi trường

    1. environmental; surrounding
      ô nhiễm môi trườngenvironmental pollution