phát bệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 發病 (to have an outbreak/to fall ill).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]

    Verb

    phát bệnh

    1. to fall ill; to become sick; to be afflicted by disease
    2. (of a disease) to outbreak; to onset