hộ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

hộ sinh

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nhà hộ sinh

 

Noun

hộ sinh

1. midwife