ngũ tạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 五臟, composed of (five) and (viscera).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ taːŋ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ taːŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ taːŋ˨˩˨]
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    Noun

    ngũ tạng

    1. (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the five solid principal internal organs in the trunk of the body:
      1. tâm (, heart)
      2. can (, liver)
      3. (, spleen)
      4. phế (, lungs)
      5. thận (, kidneys)

    See also