giải nhiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解熱 (“to relieve heat or a fever”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˨ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːj˨˩˦ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

giải nhiệt

1. (alternative medicine) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc.

   trà giải nhiệt

   hot-qi-relieving herbal tea

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with hạ sốt (“to cool down a fever”)