kí sinh

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

ký sinh

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Verb edit

to live as a parasite; to be parasitic

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

kí sinh trùng

See also edit

ăn bám

Noun edit

Short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).

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