đá quý

Vietnamese

Etymology

đá (“stone”) +‎ quý (“precious”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˦ kwi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ kwɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦˥ wɪj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier viên, hòn) đá quý

  1. gemstone, precious stone
    Synonym: ngọc
    vàng bạc đá quý ― goldware, silverware and gemstones
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