di căn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 移 (“to move”) and 根 (“root”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ kan˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ kaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ kaŋ˧˧]

Verb

di căn

1. (medicine) to metastasize

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