dưỡng khí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氧氣, composed of 氧 (“oxygen”) and 氣 (“gas”). The Chinese character 氧 (dưỡng) is composed of 气 (khí, chemical radical for "gassy" elements) + 養 (dưỡng, “to nurture”), due to the life-sustaining attribute of oxygen.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɨəŋ˧˨ xɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [jɨəŋ˨˩˦ xɪj˦˥]

Noun

dưỡng khí

(dated) oxygen (molecular oxygen)
Synonym: khí oxi

Usage notes

The word is dated on its own, but it is still frequently used in some contexts and compounds, such as bình dưỡng khí (“scuba”).

单词	dưỡng khí
释义	dưỡng khí Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 氧氣, composed of 氧 (“oxygen”) and 氣 (“gas”). The Chinese character 氧 (dưỡng) is composed of 气 (khí, chemical radical for "gassy" elements) + 養 (dưỡng, “to nurture”), due to the life-sustaining attribute of oxygen. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦] (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɨəŋ˧˨ xɪj˨˩˦] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨəŋ˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [jɨəŋ˨˩˦ xɪj˦˥] Noun dưỡng khí (dated) oxygen (molecular oxygen) Synonym: khí oxi Usage notes The word is dated on its own, but it is still frequently used in some contexts and compounds, such as bình dưỡng khí (“scuba”). See also thán khí khinh khí
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dưỡng khí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

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