phát dục

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 發育.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    phát dục

    1. (biology, of an organism) to develop
    2. to mature sexually; to enter puberty; to be in heat