chuyển giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of chuyển (“to change”) +‎ giới tính (“binary gender; biological sex”), calque of English sex change or transgender

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ zəːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội)(file)

Verb

chuyển giới • (轉界)

  1. to have a sex change

Adjective

chuyển giới • (轉界)

  1. transgender
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