giải nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解熱 (“to relieve heat or a fever”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˨ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩˦ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

giải nhiệt

  1. (alternative medicine) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc.
    trà giải nhiệt
    hot-qi-relieving herbal tea

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with hạ sốt (“to cool down a fever”)
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