môi trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 媒 (“medium”) and 場 (“field”). Compare 媒質／媒质 (méizhì).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [moj˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

môi trường

1. environment; surroundings
2. (sciences) a medium; material for transmission or propagation

Adjective

môi trường

1. environmental; surrounding

   ô nhiễm môi trường ― environmental pollution