huyết thống

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 血統, composed of 血 (“blood”) and 統 (“solidarity”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiət̚˧˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiək̚˦˧˥ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiək̚˦˥ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

huyết thống

1. a bloodline