chuyển giới
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of chuyển (“to change”) + giới tính (“binary gender; biological sex”), calque of English sex change or transgender
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb[edit]
- to have a sex change