phép trừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

phép (法, “arithmetic operation”) + trừ (除, “to eliminate”). Calque of Chinese 減法／减法 (giảm pháp). Compare phép chia (“division”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˧˥ ʈɨ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˥ ʈɨ˨˩]

Noun

phép trừ

1. (arithmetic) subtraction