tế bào

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 細胞, composed of (minute (small)) and (sack; womb), from Japanese 細胞 (saibō).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
    • Audio (Saigon):(file)

    Noun

    tế bào

    1. (cytology, physics) a cell

    Derived terms