trụ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to stop) and (life).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ʈʊw˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ʈʊw˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

trụ sinh

  1. (medicine) antibiotic
    Synonym: kháng sinh