xương lệ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From xương (“bone”) +‎ lệ (“tear”), calque of Chinese 淚骨／泪骨 (lệ cốt).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

xương lệ

(anatomy) lacrimal bone

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