luyện kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to smelt) and (gold; metal).[1] Compare Chinese 鍊金術 / 炼金术 (luyện kim thuật, alchemy, literally the art of smelting gold), Japanese 錬金術 (renkinjutsu, alchemy), Korean 연금술 (yeon'geumsul, alchemy). Also compare Chinese 冶金學 / 冶金学 (dã kim học, metallurgy).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwiən˧˨ʔ kim˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwiəŋ˨˩ʔ kim˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨ kim˧˧]

Noun

luyện kim

  1. metallurgy

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