Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 抵抗 (SV: để kháng), probably via confusion with đề (, “to guard against”), as in đề phòng (提防, “to take precautions against”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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đề kháng

  1. (pathology) to resist (against antigens)
    sức đề kháng
    resistance against antigens, or more broadly, immunity in general

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