tinh hoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精 (“semen”) and 丸 (“ball”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ hwaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier viên) tinh hoàn

1. (anatomy, formal and polite) testicle

   Synonyms: dái, trứng dái