nghiệt chủng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孽 and 種.

Apparently influenced by/modelled after nghiệp chủng (業種), another word found chiefly in religious or fictional contexts.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

nghiệt chủng

1. (literary, chiefly Chinese fiction, derogatory) abomination; freak