tiết chế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 節制, composed of 節 (“period”) and 制 (“to moderate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiət̚˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˥ cej˦˥]

Verb

tiết chế

  1. to restrain; to moderate; to regulate (especially behavior)

Noun

tiết chế

  1. a commander; director; general
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