khinh khí cầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氫氣球, composed of 氫氣 (“hydrogen”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 氫氣球 / 氢气球 (qīngqìqiú).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ xi˧˦ kəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦ kəw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ kʰɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ xɪj˦˥ kəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, quả, chiếc) khinh khí cầu

  1. a hot-air balloon
    Synonym: khí cầu
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