màng nhĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

màng (“membrane”) +‎ nhĩ (“耳”) (“ear”). Probably a calque of Chinese 耳膜 (nhĩ mạc).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ ɲi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˦˩ ɲɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ ɲɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(anatomy) an eardrum
Synonym: lá nhĩ

thủng màng nhĩ ― with perforated eardrums

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