phép trừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

phép (法, “arithmetic operation”) + trừ (除, “to eliminate”). Calque of Chinese 減法 / 减法 (giảm pháp). Compare phép chia (“division”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fɛp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɛp̚˦˧˥ ʈɨ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɛp̚˦˥ ʈɨ˨˩]

Noun

phép trừ

  1. (arithmetic) subtraction
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