hộ sinh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 護生, composed of 護 (“to take care of”) and 生 (“to give birth”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Verb edit

to assist and care for a woman in labour; to deliver (a woman)

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

nhà hộ sinh

Noun edit

midwife

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