phân li

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

  1. (biology) to diverge; to vary
  2. (physics, chemistry) to disengage
  3. (literary) to disunite