sinh dục

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 生育, composed of 生 (“to bear; to give birth”) and 育 (“to raise; to bring up”). The word properly means "to birth and raise", but the dục part, as in giáo dục (“to educate”) or dưỡng dục (“to raise”), is probably confused with 慾 / 欲 (yù, “lust”), as in tình dục (“sex”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    sinh dục

    1. (anatomy, zoology) reproductive
      cơ quan/bộ phận sinh dục đực/cái
      (fe)male reproductive organs
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