vệ sinh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛生 (“hygiene”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ve˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vej˨˩ʔ ʂɨ̞̠n˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʲej˨˩˨ ʂɨ̞̠n˧˧]
Noun
- hygiene
- Short for nhà vệ sinh (“toilet”).
Derived terms
- nhà vệ sinh
- phòng vệ sinh
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