hành kinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行經, composed of 行 (“to go”) and 經 (“meridian”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [han˨˩ kɨn˧˧]

Verb

hành kinh

1. to menstruate

See also

• kinh nguyệt