hồng huyết cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅血球, composed of 紅 (“red”) and 血球 (“blood cell”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ hwiət̚˧˦ kəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ hwiək̚˦˧˥ kəw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ wiək̚˦˥ kəw˨˩]

Noun

hồng huyết cầu

1. (biology) red blood cell; erythrocyte

Synonyms

• hồng cầu (紅球)