viên nhộng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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viên (small piece, ball, pebble, etc.) +‎ nhộng (cocoon).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˧˧ ɲəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧ ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧ ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [jiəŋ˧˧ ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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viên nhộng

  1. (pharmacy) a capsule
    Synonym: viên nang