ăn thịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ thịt (“flesh; meat”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ tʰit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

(literal) to eat flesh
Có ăn thịt không ?
Want some meat?
(zoology, botany) to be carnivorous

See also

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