biến thái
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 變態, composed of 變 (“to change”) and 態 (“state”), from Japanese 変態 (hentai), from Literary Chinese 變態 (biàntài, “to transform”); see the Japanese and Chinese entries for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (zoology) metamorphosis
- biến thái hoàn toàn
- complete metamorphosis
- biến thái không hoàn toàn
- incomplete metamorphosis
Verb
[edit]- (zoology) to metamorphose
Adjective
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