biến chất

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 變質 (“deteriorate/metamorphose”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ cək̚˦˥] === Noun === biến chất corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay metamorphosis; transformation metamorphism (in geology) === Verb === biến chất to denature; to degenerate; to deteriorate; to decay to metamorphose; to transform === Adjective === biến chất corrupt; degenerate; immoral