mẫn cảm

See also: mancam, mâncam, and mâncăm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敏感.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mən˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məŋ˧˨ kaːm˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məŋ˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦]

Adjective

mẫn cảm

1. (chiefly pathology, pharmacology) sensitive

   Không dùng nếu mẫn cảm với các thành phần của thuốc.

   Do not use if sensitive to the drug's ingredients.

Usage notes

• Usage of this word is quite restricted compared to its equivalents in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, acquiring a medical denotation. For most usages in everyday, casual contexts, use nhạy cảm instead.

See also

• nhạy cảm