chế biến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 製 (“to make/to produce”) and 變 (“to change/to transform”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe˧˦ ʔɓiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕej˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cej˦˥ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chế biến

1. to process; to refine; to prepare (especially of raw materials)
2. (obsolete) to improvise