bệnh dịch

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bịnh dịch

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病疫, composed of 病 (“disease”) and 疫 (“epidemic”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ jɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bệnh dịch

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)
    Synonym: dịch bệnh
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