kích thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激刺, composed of 激 (“to incite”) and 刺 (“to pierce”), calque of Chinese 刺激 (to stimulate/provoke).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïk̟̚˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨt̚˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

kích thích

  1. to stimulate; to incite; to excite

Noun

kích thích

  1. a stimulus; incitement; excitation
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