phiên thiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反切.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiən˧˧ tʰiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˥]

Noun

phiên thiết

  1. (Chinese phonetics) fanqie (in traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation)