biến chứng

See also: biện chứng and biên chung

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變 (“change; transformation”) and 症 (“condition”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cɨŋ˦˥]

Noun

biến chứng

(medicine) complication

Usage notes

Not to be confused with biện chứng (“dialectical”).

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