máu trắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

máu (“blood”) +‎ trắng (“white”). Compare Chinese 白血病 (báixuèbìng, literally “white blood disease”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maw˧˦ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maw˨˩˦ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥ ʈaŋ˦˥]

Noun

máu trắng

  1. (oncology, pathology) leukemia
    bệnh máu trắng ― leukemia
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