mẫn cảm

See also: mancam, mâncam, and mâncăm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 敏感.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mən˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [məŋ˧˨ kaːm˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məŋ˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    mẫn cảm

    1. (chiefly pathology, pharmacology) sensitive
      Không dùng nếu mẫn cảm với các thành phần của thuốc.
      Do not use if sensitive to the drug's ingredients.

    Usage notes

    • Usage of this word is quite restricted compared to its equivalents in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, acquiring a medical denotation. For most usages in everyday, casual contexts, use nhạy cảm instead.

    See also

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