lăng kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 稜鏡.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laŋ˧˧ kïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laŋ˧˧ kɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laŋ˧˧ kɨn˦˥]

Noun

lăng kính

  1. (optics) a prism (block used to split or reflect light)
  2. (figurative) a lens; a perspective; a point of view
    Câu chuyện phản ánh hiện thực đời sống qua lăng kính hài hước.
    The story shows the reality of life through the lens of humor.

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