hộ sinh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 護生, composed of 護 (“to take care of”) and 生 (“to give birth”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [how˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [how˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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hộ sinh

  1. to assist and care for a woman in labour; to deliver (a woman)

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Noun

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hộ sinh

  1. midwife
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