biến thái
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態.
Noun
- (zoology) metamorphosis
- biến thái hoàn toàn
- complete metamorphosis (in butterflies, for example)
- biến thái không hoàn toàn
- incomplete metamorphosis (in dragonflies and amphibians, for example)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, from Japanese 変態 (hentai).
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