chu kì bán rã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of chu kì (“period; cycle”) +‎ bán- (“half-”) +‎ phân rã (“to decay”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧ ki˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˦ zaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˧ kɪj˦˩ ʔɓaːŋ˦˧˥ ʐaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊw˧˧ kɪj˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˦˥ ɹaː˨˩˦]

Noun

chu kì bán rã

1. a half-life