bút chì

Vietnamese

Etymology

bút (“writing instrument”) +‎ chì (“lead”), a calque of Japanese 鉛筆 (enpitsu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥ cɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, chiếc) bút chì • (筆鈘)

  1. a pencil (graphite writing-instrument)
    Synonym: viết chì

Derived terms

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