chuyển thể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 轉 (“to convert; to change”) and 體 (“form”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ tʰe˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ tʰej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ tʰej˨˩˦]

Verb

chuyển thể

1. to adapt (e.g. a novel into a film); to convert