kí sinh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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kí sinh

  1. to live as a parasite; to be parasitic

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Noun

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kí sinh

  1. Short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).
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