thụ tinh
See also: thú tính
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 授精, composed of 授 (“to give”) and 精 (“semen”) or Sino-Vietnamese word from 受精, composed of 受 (“to take”) and 精.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]
Verb
edit- (zoology) to inseminate or be inseminated