kích thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 擊 (“to hit; to beat”) and 刺 (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïk̟̚˧ˀ˦ tʰïk̟̚˧ˀ˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨ̞̠t̚˦˥ tʰɨ̞̠t̚˦˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨ̞̠t̚˦ˀ˥ tʰɨ̞̠t̚˦ˀ˥]

Verb

kích thích

  1. to arouse; to excite; to stimulate
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