giải nhiệt
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 解熱 (“to relieve heat or a fever”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˨ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩˦ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (alternative medicine) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc.
- trà giải nhiệt
- hot-qi-relieving herbal tea
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with hạ sốt (“to cool down a fever”)