thụ tinh

See also: thú tính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 授精, composed of 授 (“to give”) and 精 (“semen”) or Sino-Vietnamese word from 受精, composed of 受 (“to take”) and 精.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]

Verb

(zoology) to inseminate or be inseminated

See also

thụ tinh nhân tạo

thụ phấn

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