ngũ tạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五臟, composed of 五 (“five”) and 臟 (“viscera”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ taːŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ taːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ taːŋ˨˩˨]

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Noun

ngũ tạng

1. (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the five solid principal internal organs in the trunk of the body:
   1. tâm (心, “heart”)
   2. can (肝, “liver”)
   3. tì (脾, “spleen”)
   4. phế (肺, “lungs”)
   5. thận (腎, “kidneys”)

See also

• lục phủ ngũ tạng