lưu huỳnh

Vietnamese

Chemical element
S
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 硫黃, with Southern reading of the second character, ultimately from Japanese 硫黃 (“sulfur”), from the observation that hot springs emits sulfur. See also Huỳnh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liw˧˧ hwïŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ hwɨn˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ wɨn˨˩]

Noun

lưu huỳnh

  1. sulfur
    Synonym: diêm sinh
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