phản vệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反 (“opposite; to oppose”) and 衛 (“to defend”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːn˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [faːŋ˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]

Verb

phản vệ

1. (medicine, of the body) to protect itself by launching a reaction to exogenous harmful agents

Derived terms

• sốc phản vệ