luyện kim
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍊 (“to smelt”) and 金 (“gold; metal”).[1] Compare Chinese 鍊金術 (luyện kim thuật, “alchemy”, literally “the art of smelting gold”), Japanese 錬金術 (renkinjutsu, “alchemy”), Korean 연금술 (yeon-geumsul, “alchemy”). Also compare Chinese 冶金學 (dã kim học, “metallurgy”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ kim˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ kim˧˧]
Noun
luyện kim
- metallurgy
See also
- thuật giả kim