tiêu hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 消化, Middle Chinese 消化.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ waː˦˥]

Verb

tiêu hoá

  1. to digest (to separate food in the alimentary canal)

Derived terms

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