nghiệt chủng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 孽 and 種.
Apparently influenced by/modelled after nghiệp chủng (業種), another word found chiefly in religious or fictional contexts.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- (literary, chiefly Chinese fiction, derogatory) abomination; freak