Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 特徵 (“characteristic, feature”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɐʔk̚˧ˀ˨ʔ ṯɕɨ̞̠ŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɐʔk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ ʈɨ̞̠ŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɐʔk̚˨ˀ˧ʔ ʈɨ̞̠ŋ˧˥]