siêu vi trùng

siêu (“super”) +‎ vi trùng, so named because viruses resist antibiotics (which only affect bacteria).

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超, 微 and 蟲.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

siêu vi trùng

1. virus (infectious organism)

• (virus): vi rút, siêu vi, siêu vi khuẩn (dated), vi trùng (informal)

• (virus): vi trùng