kiết lị
Vietnamese
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editEtymology
editkiết (“dysentery”) + lị (“dysentery”). For another similarly structured compound denoting a sickness, compare hen suyễn (“asthma”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiət̚˧˦ li˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˥ lɪj˨˩˨]