vệ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛生 (“hygiene”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ve˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [jej˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

hygiene
Short for nhà vệ sinh (“toilet”).

Derived terms

nhà vệ sinh
phòng vệ sinh

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