tiêu hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tiêu hóa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 消化, Middle Chinese 消化.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ waː˦˥]

Verb

tiêu hoá

1. to digest (to separate food in the alimentary canal)

Derived terms

• men tiêu hoá

 

See also

• tiêu
• hệ tiêu hoá