trùng huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 重 and 血.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩ hwiət̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩ hwiək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩ wiək̚˦˥]

    Verb

    trùng huyết

    1. to be inbred
      thay con đực mỗi năm để tránh trùng huyết ― to swap out the breeding male each year to avoid inbreeding
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