phát bệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 發病 (“to have an outbreak/to fall ill”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨]

Verb

phát bệnh

1. to fall ill; to become sick; to be afflicted by disease
2. (of a disease) to outbreak; to onset