How do you say “gonorrhea” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "gonorrhea" in Vietnamese?

"Gonorrhea" in Vietnamese is lậu (contraband).

“Gonorrhea” in Vietnamese is lậu (contraband).

Vietnamese words for “gonorrhea”

lậuadjective
Hanoi [ləw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ləw˨˩˨]lậu heavy
contraband; illicit; under the table
for “gonorrhea” meaning: A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

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