tuyến lệ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 涙腺 (ruisen)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiən˧˦ le˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [twiəŋ˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

tuyến lệ

(anatomy) a lacrimal gland; a tear gland

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