mạn tính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慢性, composed of 慢 (“slow”) and 性 (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ tɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ tɨn˦˥]

Adjective

mạn tính

  1. (pathology, of an illness) chronic and mostly impossible to heal
    Coordinate term: cấp tính
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