mạn tính

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mãn tính

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慢性, composed of 慢 (“slow”) and 性 (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ tɨn˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ tɨn˦˥]

Adjective

mạn tính

1. (pathology, of an illness) chronic and mostly impossible to heal

   Coordinate term: cấp tính