nghiệt chủng
التعريفات والمعاني
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
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 ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
(Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]
=== Noun ===
nghiệt chủng
(literary, chiefly Chinese fiction, derogatory) abomination; freak