phi thuyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛船, composed of and .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fi˧˧ tʰwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fɪj˧˧ tʰwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fɪj˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) phi thuyền

  1. a spaceship; a vehicle that flies through space