giả kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假 (“fake, false”) and 金 (“metal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˩ kim˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ kim˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ kim˧˧]

Verb

giả kim

  1. to practice alchemy
    Thuật giả kim. ― The art of alchemy.
  2. (material) to be treated with alchemy
    Đá giả kim. ― Stones that was made to look like metals.
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