sinh dục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生育, composed of 生 (“to bear; to give birth”) and 育 (“to raise; to bring up”). The word properly means "to birth and raise", but the dục part, as in giáo dục (“to educate”) or dưỡng dục (“to raise”), is probably confused with 慾／欲 (yù, “lust”), as in tình dục (“sex”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

sinh dục

1. (anatomy, zoology) reproductive

   cơ quan/bộ phận sinh dục đực/cái

   (fe)male reproductive organs