phản vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反 (“opposite; to oppose”) and 衛 (“to defend”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [faːŋ˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]

Verb

phản vệ

  1. (medicine, of the body) to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents

Derived terms

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