diệt khuẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 滅菌.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziət̚˧˨ʔ xwən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiək̚˨˩ʔ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [jiək̚˨˩ʔ xwəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jiək̚˨˩˨ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ xwəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

diệt khuẩn

1. to sterilise; to kill germs