siêu vi khuẩn

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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siêu- (super) +‎ vi khuẩn (microbe), so named because viruses resist antibiotics (which only affect bacteria).

Sino-Vietnamese word from and 微菌.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəw˧˧ vi˧˧ xwən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˨] ~ [siw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ vɪj˧˧ kʰwəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [siw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ xwəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

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siêu vi khuẩn (超微菌)

  1. (dated) virus (infectious organism)

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