bệnh nhi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病兒, composed of 病 (“illness”) and 兒 (“child”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ ɲi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ ɲɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ ɲɪj˧˧]

Noun

bệnh nhi

1. (medicine) child patient