kính vạn hoa
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Japanese 万華鏡 (mangekyō, vạn hoa kính).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˦ vaːn˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ vaːŋ˨˩ʔ hwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧] ~ [kɨn˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧]
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) kính vạn hoa • (鏡萬華)
- a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)