thông thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通天, composed of 通 and 天.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) thông thiên

  1. yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia)
    Synonym: huỳnh liên

Verb

thông thiên

  1. (literary) to communicate with heaven

See also

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