lột xác

Vietnamese

Etymology

lột (“to strip off, to slough”) +‎ xác (“body, corpse”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lot̚˧˨ʔ saːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lok̚˨˩ʔ saːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lok̚˨˩˨ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

lột xác

1. (of animals, especially insects) to moult (shed skin)