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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 惡疾, composed of 惡 (“evil”) and 疾 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ tət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

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1. (rare) dangerous diseases that are hard to cure