máu trắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

máu (“blood”) +‎ trắng (“white”). Compare Chinese 白血病 (báixuèbìng, literally “white blood disease”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maw˧˦ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maw˨˩˦ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥ ʈaŋ˦˥]

Noun

máu trắng

1. (oncology, pathology) leukemia

   bệnh máu trắng ― leukemia