ngộ độc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遇 (“to encounter”) and 毒 (“poisoning”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩˨ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

ngộ độc

to be poisoned
ngộ độc thực phẩm ― food poisoning

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