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ung thư

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Hanoi [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]Huế [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]Saigon [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧] browser voice
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ung thư means cancer.

Chinese characters: 癰疽

Meanings of ung thư in English

Noun

  1. cancer

Example sentences with ung thư

  • Anh ấy bị ung thư phổi. He's got lung cancer.
  • Mary qua đời do bị ung thư vú. Mary died of breast cancer.
  • Ung thư có thể giết chết con người. Cancer can kill people.
  • Ung thư giết chết hàng ngàn người mỗi năm. Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
  • Bạn bị ung thư. You have cancer.
  • Mary đã qua đời do căn bệnh ung thư vú. Mary died of breast cancer.
  • Ung thư là kẻ thù rất lớn của loài người. Cancer is a great enemy of mankind.
  • Cô ấy đã hồi phục một cách thần kì khỏi ung thư. She made a miraculous recovery from cancer.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癰疽 (“skin abscess, ulcer”).

Frequently asked questions

What does ung thư mean in English?

ung thư (noun) means "cancer".

How do you pronounce ung thư?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]. Tones: ung — level tone (ngang), thư — level tone (ngang).

Is ung thư a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ung thư is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 癰疽.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.