dịch

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See also: dich

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 譯 (“to translate”).

Verb

dịch

  1. to translate
    • 2012, Joe Ruelle, “Nhung xấu xí”, in Ngược chiều vun vút [Whooshing toward the Other Way]‎:
      "The Grumpy Alcoholic" / Đó là tên tiếng Anh của truyện Chí Phèo theo cách dịch tác phẩm nghệ thuật hiện nay.
      The Grumpy Alcoholic / That would be the English title of Chí Phèo, according to how titles are translated these days.
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Noun

(classifier bản) dịch

  1. translation

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 液 (“liquid, fluid”).

Noun

dịch

  1. fluid, liquid
  2. semen
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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疫 (“disease, epidemic”).

Noun

(classifier trận) dịch

  1. epidemic
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Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 易 (“to change”). Possibly related to or received influence from nhích (“to inch, to move slightly”).

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) diệc

Verb

dịch

  1. to move over, to move something away
  2. (in compounds) to change
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Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 役 (“work, task”). Doublet of việc.

Noun

dịch

  1. (only in compounds) work, service
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