phép chia

Vietnamese

Etymology

phép (法, “arithmetic operation”) + chia (支, “to divided”). Calque of Chinese 除法 (trừ pháp). Compare phép trừ (“subtraction”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˧˦ t͡ɕiə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕiə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˥ ciə˧˧]

Noun

phép chia

1. (arithmetic) division