huyết sắc tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 血色素 (“haemoglobin”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiət̚˧˦ sak̚˧˦ to˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiək̚˦˧˥ ʂak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦] ~ [hwiək̚˦˧˥ sak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiək̚˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥ tow˦˥] ~ [wiək̚˦˥ sak̚˦˥ tow˦˥]

Noun

huyết sắc tố

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin