định hình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 定形.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ hïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ hɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˨˩˨ hɨn˨˩]

Verb

định hình

1. to form a fixed shape
2. to shape; to form; to determine
3. (photography) to fix