thăng hoa
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 昇華 (“sublimation”), from Japanese 昇華 (shōka).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧ waː˧˧]
Verb
thăng hoa
- (literary) to triumph; to prevail
- (physics) to sublimate
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with trăng hoa.