biến chất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥]

Noun

biến chất

1. corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
2. metamorphosis; transformation
3. metamorphism (in geology)

Verb

biến chất

1. to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay
2. to metamorphose; to transform

Adjective

biến chất

1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral