chế biến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to make/to produce) and (to change/to transform).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe˧˦ ʔɓiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕej˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cej˦˥ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chế biến

  1. to process; to refine; to prepare (especially of raw materials)
  2. (obsolete) to improvise