kích thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激刺, composed of 激 (“to excite; to arouse”) and 刺 (“to pierce”). Compare with Chinese 刺激 (thích kích).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïk̟̚˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

kích thích

1. to arouse; to excite; to stimulate