biến chất
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥]
Noun[edit]
- corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
- metamorphosis; transformation
- metamorphism (in geology)
Verb[edit]
- to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay
- to metamorphose; to transform