kí sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ký sinh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寄生.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

kí sinh

1. to live as a parasite; to be parasitic

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kí sinh trùng

 

See also

• ăn bám

Noun

kí sinh

1. Short for kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).