hậu phẫu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 後 (“after”) and 剖 (“to dissect”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həw˧˨ʔ fəw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩ʔ fəw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩˨ fəw˨˩˦]

Adjective

hậu phẫu

1. (medicine) postoperative; postsurgical