lục phủ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 六腑, composed of 六 (“six”) and 腑 (“viscera”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ fu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ fʊw˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the six hollow principal internal organs in the trunk of the body, including vị (“stomach”), đảm (“gall bladder”), tiểu tràng (“small intestine”), đại tràng (“large intestine”), bàng quang (“urinary bladder”) and tam tiêu (“San Jiao”)