ngũ tạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五臟, composed of 五 (“five”) and 臟 (“viscera”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ taːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ taːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ taːŋ˨˩˨]
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Noun

ngũ tạng

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the five solid principal internal organs in the trunk of the body, including tâm (“heart”), can (“liver”), tì (“spleen”), phế (“lungs”) and thận (“kidneys”)

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