khí quản

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氣管, composed of 氣 (“air”) and 管 (“tube”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xi˧˦ kwaːn˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ kwaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ kwaːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɪj˦˥ waːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˦˥ waːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

khí quản

1. (anatomy) a windpipe; a trachea

See also

• phế quản
• thực quản