kí sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

kí sinh

  1. to live as a parasite; to be parasitic

Derived terms

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Noun

kí sinh

  1. short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”)
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