thiên địch

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 天敵, composed of (heaven-given; heaven-dictated; natural; innate) and (enemy).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    thiên địch

    1. (usually agriculture) natural enemies (usually animal species) of a pest or weed