phép trừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

phép (法, “arithmetic operation”) + trừ (除, “to eliminate”). Calque of Chinese 減法／减法 (giảm pháp). Compare phép chia (“division”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˧˥ ʈɨ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fɛp̚˦˥ ʈɨ˨˩]

Noun

phép trừ

(arithmetic) subtraction

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