tiết chế

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 節制, composed of 節 (“period”) and 制 (“to moderate”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiət̚˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˥ cej˦˥]

Verb edit

tiết chế

to restrain; to moderate; to regulate (especially behavior)

Noun edit

tiết chế

a commander; director; general

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