dưỡng lão

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 養老, composed of 養 and 老.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ laːw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˧˨ laːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˨˩˦ laːw˨˩˦]

Verb edit

dưỡng lão

to support and take care of the elderly
nhà dưỡng lão ― a nursing home

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