kích thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激刺, composed of 激 (“to excite; to arouse”) and 刺 (“to pierce”). Compare with Chinese 刺激 (thích kích).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïk̟̚˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

kích thích

to arouse; to excite; to stimulate

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