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

1. epidemic (widespread disease)

   Synonym: dịch bệnh