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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天敵, composed of 天 (“heaven-given; heaven-dictated; natural; innate”) and 敵 (“enemy”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

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1. (usually agriculture) natural enemies (usually animal species) of a pest or weed