biến chất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥]

Noun

biến chất

  1. corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
  2. metamorphosis; transformation
  3. metamorphism (in geology)

Verb

biến chất

  1. to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay
  2. to metamorphose; to transform

Adjective

biến chất

  1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral
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