thoái hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 退化, composed of 退 (“to back off”) and 化 (“to transform”), from Japanese 退化 (taika), equivalent to thoái +‎ -hoá.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwaːj˧˦ hwaː˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwaːj˨˩˦ hwaː˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥ waː˦˥]

    Verb

    thoái hoá

    1. to degenerate, decline or regress
      thoái hoá đốt sống cổ
      cervical degenerative disease
      thoái hoá phẩm chất đạo đức
      moral decline

    See also

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