nghiệt chủng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孽 and 種.
Apparently influenced by/modelled after nghiệp chủng (業種), another word found chiefly in religious or fictional contexts.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Noun[edit]
- (literary, chiefly Chinese fiction, derogatory) abomination; freak