dịch

See also: dich

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨ̞̠t̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨ̞̠t̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 譯 (“to translate”).

Verb

dịch

to translate

Noun

dịch

translation

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 液 (“liquid, fluid”).

Noun

dịch

fluid, liquid
semen

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疫 (“disease, epidemic”).

Noun

dịch

epidemic

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 易 (“to change”).

Verb

dịch

to move over, to change

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 役 (“work, task”). Compare việc.

Noun

dịch

(only in compounds) work, service

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