mạn tính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mãn tính

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慢性, composed of 慢 (“slow”) and 性 (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ tɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ tɨn˦˥]

Adjective

mạn tính

(pathology, of an illness) chronic and mostly impossible to heal
Coordinate term: cấp tính

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