How do you say “pharynx” in Vietnamese?

“Pharynx” in Vietnamese is yết hầu (pharynx), hầu (nearly).

Vietnamese words for “pharynx”

• yết hầuListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔiət̚˧˦ həw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔiək̚˦˥ həw˨˩]yết rising hầu falling

  pharynx

  for “pharynx” meaning: The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

• hầuListennoun
  Hanoi [həw˨˩] · Saigon [həw˨˩]hầu falling

  nearly; almost

Related Vietnamese words

• họngListennoun

  throat

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.