ngũ tạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五臟, composed of 五 (“five”) and 臟 (“viscera”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ taːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ taːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ taːŋ˨˩˨]
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Noun

ngũ tạng

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the five solid principal internal organs in the trunk of the body:
    1. tâm (心, “heart”)
    2. can (肝, “liver”)
    3. tì (脾, “spleen”)
    4. phế (肺, “lungs”)
    5. thận (腎, “kidneys”)

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