triệt sản

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 撤 (“to remove; to take away”) and 產 (“to reproduce”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiət̚˧˨ʔ saːn˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈiək̚˨˩ʔ ʂaːŋ˧˨] ~ [ʈiək̚˨˩ʔ saːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈiək̚˨˩˨ ʂaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [ʈiək̚˨˩˨ saːŋ˨˩˦]

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Verb

triệt sản

1. to sterilize (disable ability to procreate)