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How do you say “gender” in Vietnamese?

“Gender” in Vietnamese is giống (breed), giới tính (binary gender).

Vietnamese words for “gender”

  • giốngnoun
    Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [jəwŋ͡m˦˥]giống rising

    breed; gender

    for “gender” meaning: A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

  • giới tínhnoun
    Hanoi [zəːj˧˦ tïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [jəːj˦˥ tɨn˦˥]giới rising tính rising

    binary gender; biological sex

    for “gender” meaning: Sex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species).

Related Vietnamese words

  • pháinoun

    a school; a sect

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