bệnh dịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病疫, composed of 病 (“disease”) and 疫 (“epidemic”), calque of Japanese 疫病 (ekibyō).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bệnh dịch

epidemic (widespread disease)
Synonym: dịch bệnh

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