Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 分離.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fən˧˧ li˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fəŋ˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fəŋ˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
Verb
phân li
- (biology) to diverge; to vary
- (physics, chemistry) to disengage
- (literary) to disunite