thiếu máu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From thiếu (“deficient”) +‎ máu (“blood”). Compare Chinese 貧血／贫血 (bần huyết, literally “deficient in blood”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ maw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ maw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˦˥ ma(ː)w˦˥]

Adjective

thiếu máu

1. (medicine) anaemic